Where does “wankless” come from?

wankless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

wankless (English): Without masturbation

Definitions

  1. Without masturbation

Ancestry of “wankless”, step by step

wankless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English wank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwankTo masturbate; To masturbate; to give a hand job...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus