Where does “saviourless” come from?

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

saviourless (English): without a saviour

Definitions

  1. without a saviour

Ancestry of “saviourless”, step by step

saviourless 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 saviour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsaviourBritain and Canada spelling of savior
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les