Where does “warderless” come from?

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

warderless (English): Without a warder

Definitions

  1. Without a warder

Ancestry of “warderless”, step by step

warderless 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 warder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwarderA guard, especially in a prison; A truncheon or...
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les