Where does “shoulderless” come from?

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

shoulderless (English): Without shoulders

Definitions

  1. Without shoulders

Ancestry of “shoulderless”, step by step

shoulderless 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 shoulder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoulderThe part of an animal's body between the base of...
2Middle EnglishschuldreThe shoulder; One's strength or carrying...
3Old Englishsċuldrashoulder
4Proto-West Germanicskuldrushoulder
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus