English
knotless
Knotless comes from Middle English knotteles.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500knotteles
- Englishtodayknotless
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500knotteles
- Englishtodayknotless
Formed from knot + -less
Proto-Germanic *knuttô ‘a knot’
Proto-West Germanic *knottō
Old English cnotta
Middle English knotte ‘knot, tie’
English knot
Every English word from Middle English knotteles
Today it means
adj Without knots.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English knotteles / knotless