English
thongless
From thong + -less.
Formed from thong + -less
Proto-Indo-European *twenk- ‘to squeeze, press, pressure’
Proto-Germanic *þwangiz ‘restraint, pressure’
Proto-West Germanic *þwangi ‘belt, strap, thong’
Old English þwong ‘thong, band, strap, cord, strip of leather’
Middle English thong
English thong
Today it means
adj Without a thong or strap.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thongless”. 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.
Etymograph / thongless