Where does “tomorrowless” come from?
tomorrowless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
tomorrowless (English): Without a tomorrow; futureless
Definitions
- Without a tomorrow; futureless
Ancestry of “tomorrowless”, step by step
tomorrowless 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 tomorrow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | tomorrow | On the day after the present day; At some point... |
| 2 | Middle English | tomorwe | On the day after today; tomorrow; Sometime in the... |
| 3 | Old English | tō morgne | tomorrow |