Where does “tipless” come from?

tipless (English) comes from English tip, from Middle English tip, from Proto-Germanic tuppijô, from Proto-Germanic tuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European dumb- — tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

tipless (English): That does not tip over; Without a gratuity

Definitions

  1. That does not tip over; Without a gratuity

Ancestry of “tipless”, step by step

tipless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tip

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtipThe extreme end of something, especially when...
2Middle Englishtip
3Proto-Germanictuppijôto be atop
4Proto-Germanictuppaztuft, plait; top, summit
5Proto-Indo-Europeandumb-tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,...

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 “tipless

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dumb-