English
toeless
From toe + -less.
Formed from toe + -less
Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- ‘to show’
Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ
Proto-West Germanic *taihā
Old English tā
Middle English to
English toe
Today it means
adj Without toes owing to either a birth defect or amputation.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “toeless”. 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 / toeless