Where does “trickless” come from?
trickless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
trickless (English): Without any tricks
Ancestry of “trickless”, step by step
trickless 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 trick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | trick | Something designed to fool or swindle; A single... |
| 2 | Middle English | trikke | — |
| 3 | Old Northern French | trique | — |