Where does “shillingless” come from?
shillingless (English) comes from English shilling, from Middle English schilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic skillingaz, from Proto-Germanic skiljaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
shillingless (English): Without a shilling; broke
Definitions
- Without a shilling; broke
Ancestry of “shillingless”, step by step
shillingless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shilling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shilling | A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom,... |
| 2 | Middle English | schilling | A shilling or other silver coin (including ancient coins), the value of that coin, or the weight equivalent to that coin |
| 3 | Old English | sċilling | a shilling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skillingaz | shilling |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skiljaną | to cut; to split, divide; to separate,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |