Where does “supportlessly” come from?
supportlessly (English) comes from English supportless, from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
supportlessly (English): Without support
Definitions
- Without support
Ancestry of “supportlessly”, step by step
supportlessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English supportless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | supportless | Lacking support; unsupported |
| 2 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 3 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 4 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |