Where does “wandless” come from?

wandless (English) comes from English wand, from Dutch wand, from Middle Dutch want, from Old Dutch want, from Frankish wantu, from Proto-Germanic wantuz, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰnú-, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

wandless (English): Lacking a wand

Definitions

  1. Lacking a wand

Ancestry of “wandless”, step by step

wandless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwandA hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing...
2Dutchwandwall; face
3Middle Dutchwantbecause, for; A glove, mitten
4Old Dutchwantwall
5Frankishwantuglove; mitten; glove
6Proto-Germanicwantuzglove, mitten
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰnú-glove
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

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 wendʰ- →