Etymograph

English

teachingless

Teachingless comes from Middle English techingeles.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500techingeles1
  2. Englishtodayteachingless1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English teachingless

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500techingelesWiktionary, English teachingless
  2. EnglishtodayteachinglessWiktionary, English teachingless

Formed from teaching + -less

Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’

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Proto-West Germanic *taikijan

Old English tǣċan ‘to show’

Old English tǣċing ‘instruction’

Middle English teching

English teaching

Every English word from Middle English techingeles

Today it means

adj Deprived or devoid of teaching

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “teachingless”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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