Where does “tackleless” come from?
tackleless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
tackleless (English): Without tackle in various senses
Definitions
- Without tackle in various senses
Ancestry of “tackleless”, step by step
tackleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English tackle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tackle | A device for grasping an object and an attached... |
| 2 | Middle English | takel | gear, apparatus |
| 3 | Dutch | takel | tackle, hoist; crane; a ship's rigging, tackle |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | takel | — |