Where does “snackless” come from?
snackless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
snackless (English): Without snacks
Ancestry of “snackless”, step by step
snackless 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 snack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | snack | A light meal; An item of food eaten between... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | snacken | to snack |
| 3 | Old Dutch | snakkon | — |