Where does “rumpless” come from?

rumpless (English) comes from English rump, from Middle English rumpe, from Old Norse rumpr, from Middle Low German rump, from Proto-Germanic rumpō — trunk of a tree, log.

rumpless (English): lacking a pronounced rump or parson's nose

Definitions

  1. lacking a pronounced rump or parson's nose

Ancestry of “rumpless”, step by step

rumpless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrumpThe hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not...
2Middle Englishrumpe—
3Old Norserumprrump
4Middle Low Germanrumpthe bulk or trunk of a body, trunk of a tree
5Proto-Germanicrumpōtrunk of a tree, log

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 “rumpless”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rumpō →Every word from Middle Low German rump →Every word from Old Norse rumpr →