Where does “thackless” come from?
thackless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
thackless (English): Without thatch; having no roof
Definitions
- Without thatch; having no roof
Ancestry of “thackless”, step by step
thackless 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 thack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | thack | To strike; thump; thwack; A stroke; a thwack; the... |
| 2 | Middle English | thakken | to stroke |