Where does “sandwichless” come from?
sandwichless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
sandwichless (English): Without sandwiches
Ancestry of “sandwichless”, step by step
sandwichless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English Sandwich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Sandwich | one of the historic Cinque Ports OS grid ref TR3258 |
| 2 | French | sandwich | sandwich food |
| 3 | English | sandwich | A dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of... |