Where does “streakless” come from?

streakless (English) comes from English streak, from Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

streakless (English): Without streaks or stripes

Definitions

  1. Without streaks or stripes

Ancestry of “streakless”, step by step

streakless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English streak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstreakAn irregular line left from smearing or motion; A...
2Middle Englishstreke—
3Old Englishstrica—
4Proto-Germanicstrikizline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

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 “streakless”

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