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Where does “toolless” come from?

toolless (English) comes from English tool, from Middle English tool, from Old English tōl, from Proto-Germanic tōlą, from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- — to fit.

toolless (English): Not having or requiring tools

Definitions

  1. Not having or requiring tools

Ancestry of “toolless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoolA mechanical device intended to make a task...
2Middle EnglishtoolA tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of...
3Old Englishtōltool, implement, instrument
4Proto-Germanictōlątool
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dewh₂- →