Where does “sledgeless” come from?

sledgeless (English) comes from English Sledge, from Middle English slegge, from Old English sleċġ, from Proto-Germanic slagjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

sledgeless (English): Without a sledge

Definitions

  1. Without a sledge

Ancestry of “sledgeless”, step by step

sledgeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Sledge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSledgea surname
2Middle Englishsleggesledgehammer
3Old Englishsleċġsledgehammer; mallet
4Proto-Germanicslagjǭsledge; mallet; hammer
5Proto-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- →