Where does “titheless” come from?

titheless (English) comes from English tithe, from Middle English tithe, from Old English teoþa, from Proto-West Germanic tehundō, from Proto-Germanic tehundô — tenth.

titheless (English): Without a tithe

Definitions

  1. Without a tithe

Ancestry of “titheless”, step by step

titheless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tithe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtitheA tenth; The tenth part of the increase arising...
2Middle Englishtithetenth
3Old Englishteoþatenth
4Proto-West Germanictehundōtenth
5Proto-Germanictehundôtenth

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—
Every word from Proto-Germanic tehundô →