Where does “saberless” come from?

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

saberless (English): Without a saber

Definitions

  1. Without a saber

Ancestry of “saberless”, step by step

saberless 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 saber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaberAlternative form of sabre
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les