Where does “rageless” come from?

rageless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

rageless (English): Without rage

Definitions

  1. Without rage

Ancestry of “rageless”, step by step

rageless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English rage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrageViolent uncontrolled anger; A current fashion or...
2Middle Englishrage
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les