rudderlessness

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-(ye-)-tider.
Proto-Germanic *rōaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-trom
Proto-Germanic *-þrą
Proto-Germanic *rōþrą
Proto-West Germanic *rōþr
Old English rōþor
Middle English rother
English rudder
Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.
Proto-Germanic *leusaną
Proto-Germanic *lausaz
Proto-Germanic *-lausaz
Proto-West Germanic *-laus
Old English -lēas
Middle English -les
English -less
English rudderless
Proto-Germanic *-in-
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti
Proto-Germanic *-ōną
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English rudderlessness
From rudderless + -ness.