English

lackless

Probably a special development of the above, influenced by luckless.

Formed from lack + less

Proto-Germanic *lakaz ‘limp’

Proto-Germanic *laką

Proto-West Germanic *lak

Old English *læc ‘deficiency’

Middle English lack

English lack

Proto-Germanic *laisiz ‘smaller, lesser’

Old English lǣs ‘smaller, less’

Middle English les

English less

The story

Probably a special development of the above, influenced by luckless.

adj hapless; unfortunate

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lackless