Where does “tugless” come from?

tugless (English) comes from English tug, from Middle English tuggen, from Old English togian, from Proto-Germanic tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.

tugless (English): Without a tug or tugs

Definitions

  1. Without a tug or tugs

Ancestry of “tugless”, step by step

tugless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtugto pull or drag with great effort; to pull hard...
2Middle Englishtuggento pull, tug
3Old Englishtogianto tow
4Proto-Germanictugōnąto pull, tow
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead

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-Indo-European dewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tugōną →Every word from Old English togian →