English

tieless

From tie + -less.

A compound of tie + -less

Proto-Indo-European *dewk- ‘to pull’

Proto-Germanic *taugō ‘cord’

Proto-West Germanic *taugu

Old English tēag ‘cord’

Middle English teye ‘cord’

English tie

Today it means

adj Not having or wearing a tie (neckwear).

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