Where does “snapless” come from?
snapless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
snapless (English): Without snap fasteners
Ancestry of “snapless”, step by step
snapless 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 snap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | snap | A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action... |
| 2 | Dutch | snappen | to get, to understand; to catch in the act |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | snappen | — |