Where does “sagless” come from?

sagless (English) comes from English sag, from Middle English saggen, from Middle Low German sacken, from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- — to sink; to fall; to drop.

sagless (English): That does not sag

Definitions

  1. That does not sag

Ancestry of “sagless”, step by step

sagless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsagThe state of sinking or bending; a droop; The...
2Middle Englishsaggen—
3Middle Low Germansacken—
4Proto-Germanicsinkwanąto sink
5Proto-Indo-Europeansengʷ-to sink; to fall; to drop

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 Proto-Indo-European sengʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sinkwaną →Every word from Middle Low German sacken →