Where does “spookless” come from?

spookless (English) comes from English spook, from Dutch spook, from Middle Dutch spooc, from Middle Dutch spoke, from Proto-Germanic spōk — spook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry.

spookless (English): Without ghosts

Definitions

  1. Without ghosts

Ancestry of “spookless”, step by step

spookless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspookA ghost or phantom; A hobgoblin; A scare or...
2Dutchspookphantom, ghost; horror, terror; an annoying and...
3Middle Dutchspoocapparition, ghost; spook, ghost
4Middle Dutchspoke—
5Proto-Germanicspōkspook, ghost, apparition; witchcraft, wizardry

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—
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