Where does “rabbitless” come from?

rabbitless (English) comes from English rabbit, from Middle English rabet, from Middle French rabotte, from Dutch robbe, from English robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

rabbitless (English): Without rabbits

Definitions

  1. Without rabbits

Ancestry of “rabbitless”, step by step

rabbitless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rabbit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrabbitA mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears,...
2Middle Englishrabet
3Middle Frenchrabotte
4Dutchrobbe
5Englishrobert
6Anglo-NormanRobert

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
Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert