saikless
Scots
adj
Definitions
- sackless; guiltless; innocent
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sakles inherited from Old English saclēas (safe, innocent, free from charge) inherited from Proto-Germanic *sakalausaz (free from accusation).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sakalausaz
Gloss
free from accusation
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sackless English
- *sakalausaz Proto-Germanic
- sacleas Old English
- saclēas Old English
- sakles Middle English