Meanings
comparative more footless · superlative most footless
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*fōtalausaz“footless”
- Old English*fōtlēas
- Middle Englishfotles
- Englishfootless
From Middle English fotles, from Old English *fōtlēas (only found as fēþelēas (“footless”)), from Proto-Germanic *fōtalausaz (“footless”), equivalent to foot + -less. Cognate with Dutch voetloos, German fußlos, Swedish fotlös, Icelandic fótalaus (“footless, legless”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἄπους
- ἄπους (ápous)without feet
Bulgarian несръчен, непохватен
- несръчен (nesrăčen)clumsy or inept
- непохватен (nepohvaten)clumsy or inept
Finnish jalaton, kömpelö
- jalatonwithout feet
- kömpelöclumsy or inept
Greek άπους, άποδος
- άπους (ápous)without feet
- άποδος (ápodos)without feet
Cite this entry
footless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footless
“footless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footless. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footless,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footless.
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