Where does “shareless” come from?

shareless (English) comes from English share, from Middle English schare, from Old English scearu, from Proto-West Germanic *skaru, from Proto-Germanic skarō, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

shareless (English): Without a share

Definitions

  1. Without a share

Ancestry of “shareless”, step by step

shareless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English share

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshareA portion of something, especially a portion...
2Middle EnglishschareA portion or share
3Old Englishscearua cutting; shaving; a shearing; tonsure
4Proto-West Germanic*skaru
5Proto-Germanicskarōa portion; share; a division; detachment; troop;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

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 sḱer-Every word from Proto-Germanic skarōEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *skaru
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