Where does “trumpless” come from?
trumpless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
trumpless (English): Without a trump card
Ancestry of “trumpless”, step by step
trumpless 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 Trump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Trump | The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others |
| 2 | Middle English | trumpe | A trumpet, horn, or similar musical instrument;... |
| 3 | Old French | trompe | trump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet |
| 4 | Frankish | trumpa | trump, trumpet; trumpet |