Where does “tangless” come from?
tangless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
tangless (English): Without a tang projecting part of an object for securing it
Definitions
- Without a tang projecting part of an object for securing it
Ancestry of “tangless”, step by step
tangless 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 Tang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Tang | Tang Dynasty, the imperial dynasty of China which reigned from 618 to 907 |
| 2 | Persian | تنگ | narrow, strait; tight; flagon; carafe |
| 3 | Middle Persian | tng | narrow, tight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tenk- | to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,... |