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
Ancestry of “shoulderless”, step by step
shoulderless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English shoulder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shoulder | The part of an animal's body between the base of... |
| 2 | Middle English | schuldre | The shoulder; One's strength or carrying... |
| 3 | Old English | sċuldra | shoulder |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldru | shoulder |