Where does “pluckless” come from?

pluckless (English) comes from English pluck, from Middle English plucken, from Old English pluccian, from Proto-West Germanic *plukkōn, from Proto-Germanic plukkōną — to pluck, pull out or off.

pluckless (English): Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted

Definitions

  1. Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted

Ancestry of “pluckless”, step by step

pluckless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pluck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpluckTo pull something sharply; to pull something out;...
2Middle Englishplucken—
3Old Englishpluccianto pluck, pull away, tear
4Proto-West Germanic*plukkōn—
5Proto-Germanicplukkōnąto pluck, pull out or off

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “pluckless”

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