Where does “shuttleless” come from?
shuttleless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
shuttleless (English): Without a shuttle
Ancestry of “shuttleless”, step by step
shuttleless 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 shuttle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | shuttle | A tool used to carry the woof back and forth... |
| 2 | Middle English | shutel | — |
| 3 | Old English | sċytel | dart, arrow; a dart, bolt |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skutilaz | — |