Where does “wileless” come from?

wileless (English) comes from English Wile, from Middle English wile, from Old English wīl, from Proto-Germanic wīlą, from Proto-Indo-European wéy-, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

wileless (English): Without wiles or cunning

Definitions

  1. Without wiles or cunning

Ancestry of “wileless”, step by step

wileless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Wile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWileA trick or stratagem practiced for ensnaring or deception; a sly, insidious artifice
2Middle Englishwilewile, trick, artifice; a sorcerer
3Old Englishwīlwile, trick
4Proto-Germanicwīlącraft, deceit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéy-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

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 éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wīlą →