The story
- Old English · inherited fromlandlēas
- Middle English · inherited fromlondlees
- English todaylandless
From Middle English londlees, from Old English landlēas, equivalent to land + -less. Cognate with Dutch landeloos (“landless”), German landlos (“landless”), Icelandic landlaus (“landless”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.