Where does “shinless” come from?

shinless (English) comes from English shin, from Scottish Gaelic sìn, from Middle Irish sin, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

shinless (English): Having no shin

Definitions

  1. Having no shin

Ancestry of “shinless”, step by step

shinless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshinThe front part of the leg below the knee; the...
2Scottish Gaelicsìnstretch
3Middle Irishsinthat
4Old Irishsínweather
5Proto-Celticsindosthis
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

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 sem- →