English
thudless
From thud + -less.
Formed from thud + -less
Proto-Indo-European *tūk- ‘to beat’
Proto-Germanic *þūhaną
Proto-Germanic *þuddijaną ‘to strike, thrust’
Old English þyddan ‘to strike, press, thrust’
Middle English thudden ‘to strike with a weapon’
English thud
Today it means
adj Without (the sound of a) dull impact.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “thudless”. 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 / thudless