Where does “rewardless” come from?
rewardless (English) comes from English reward, from Middle English reward, from Old French reward, from Old French rewarder, from Old French warder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
rewardless (English): Lacking reward
Definitions
- Lacking reward
Ancestry of “rewardless”, step by step
rewardless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English reward
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | reward | Something of value given in return for an act; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | reward | — |
| 3 | Old French | reward | reward |
| 4 | Old French | rewarder | to reward |
| 5 | Old French | warder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |