Where does “whisperless” come from?

whisperless (English) comes from English whisper, from Middle English whisperen, from Old English hwisprian, from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweys- — to hiss, whistle, whisper.

whisperless (English): Without a whisper

Definitions

  1. Without a whisper

Ancestry of “whisperless”, step by step

whisperless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English whisper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhisperThe act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially,...
2Middle Englishwhisperen—
3Old Englishhwisprianto whisper
4Proto-Germanichwisprōnąto whistle, hiss, whisper
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweys-to hiss, whistle, whisper

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 ḱweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwisprōną →Every word from Old English hwisprian →