Where does “snareless” come from?

snareless (English) comes from English snare, from Middle English snare, from Old English sneare, from Proto-Germanic snarhǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)nerk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ner- — to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,...

snareless (English): Without a snare

Definitions

  1. Without a snare

Ancestry of “snareless”, step by step

snareless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English snare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnareA trap; A mental or psychological trap; A loop of...
2Middle EnglishsnareA trap for catching animals
3Old Englishsnearea string; cord
4Proto-Germanicsnarhǭloop; sling; noose
5Proto-Indo-European(s)nerk-to turn; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ner-to wrap; wind; lace; shrink; shrivel; turn, bend,...

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 (s)ner-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)nerk-Every word from Proto-Germanic snarhǭ