Where does “stitchless” come from?

stitchless (English) comes from English stitch, from Middle English sticchen, from Old English stiċċan, from Proto-Germanic stikjaną — to stab, stick, prick.

stitchless (English): Without stitches

Definitions

  1. Without stitches

Ancestry of “stitchless”, step by step

stitchless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstitchA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or...
2Middle Englishsticchen
3Old Englishstiċċan
4Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick

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-Germanic stikjaną
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