Where does “snoutless” come from?
snoutless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
snoutless (English): Without a snout
Ancestry of “snoutless”, step by step
snoutless 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 snout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | snout | The long, projecting nose, mouth, and jaw of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | snowte | An animal's snout or trunk; The nose of a person;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | snūt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | snūtaz | snout |