Where does “tradeless” come from?

tradeless (English) comes from English trade, from Middle English trade, from Middle Low German trade, from Old Saxon trada, from Proto-West Germanic *trudo.

tradeless (English): Without trade; Without a trade

Definitions

  1. Without trade; Without a trade

Ancestry of “tradeless”, step by step

tradeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trade

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtradeBuying and selling of goods and services on a...
2Middle Englishtradepath, course of conduct
3Middle Low Germantradetrack, course
4Old Saxontradaspoor, track
5Proto-West Germanic*trudo—

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-West Germanic *trudo →Every word from Old Saxon trada →Every word from Middle Low German trade →