Where does “scabbardless” come from?

scabbardless (English) comes from English scabbard, from Middle English scabard, from Anglo-Norman eschaubert, from Frankish *skarberg, from Proto-Germanic bergaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

scabbardless (English): Without a scabbard

Definitions

  1. Without a scabbard

Ancestry of “scabbardless”, step by step

scabbardless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scabbard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscabbardThe sheath of a sword; To put an object into its...
2Middle Englishscabard—
3Anglo-Normaneschaubert—
4Frankish*skarberg—
5Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

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—
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