Where does “talkless” come from?

talkless (English) comes from English talk, from Middle English talken, from Old English tealcian, from Proto-Germanic talkōną, from Proto-Germanic talōną, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

talkless (English): Without talk

Definitions

  1. Without talk

Ancestry of “talkless”, step by step

talkless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English talk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalkTo communicate, usually by means of speech; To...
2Middle Englishtalken
3Old Englishtealcianto talk, chat
4Proto-Germanictalkōnąto talk, chatter
5Proto-Germanictalōnąto tell, speak, recount; to count, to reckon
6Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

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 “talkless

Every word from Proto-Indo-European del-
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