Where does “sparkless” come from?

sparkless (English) comes from English spark, from Middle English sparke, from Old English spearca, from Proto-Germanic sprakô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)per- — to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

sparkless (English): without a spark; lacking in creativity or energy

Definitions

  1. without a spark; lacking in creativity or energy

Ancestry of “sparkless”, step by step

sparkless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparkA small particle of glowing matter, either molten...
2Middle Englishsparkespark glowing particle
3Old Englishspearcaa spark
4Proto-Germanicsprakôspark
5Proto-Indo-European(s)per-to strew, sow, sprinkle; to sow, sprinkle, strew;...

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—

Words derived from “sparkless”

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