Where does “slaughterless” come from?

slaughterless (English) comes from English slaughter, from Middle English slaughter, from Old Norse slahtr, from Proto-Germanic slahtrą, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slaughterless (English): Without slaughter

Definitions

  1. Without slaughter

Ancestry of “slaughterless”, step by step

slaughterless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slaughter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslaughterThe killing of animals, generally for food; A...
2Middle Englishslaughter
3Old Norseslahtr
4Proto-Germanicslahtrą
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

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 slak-Every word from Proto-Germanic slahanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic slahtrą
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