Where does “appleless” come from?

appleless (English) comes from English Apple, from Middle English appel, from Old English æppel, from Proto-West Germanic applu, from Proto-Germanic aplaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl — apple.

appleless (English): Without apples

Definitions

  1. Without apples

Ancestry of “appleless”, step by step

appleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Apple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAppleA computer produced by the company Apple Inc
2Middle Englishappelfruit, nut; apple; ball; spheroid
3Old Englishæppelfruit; apple; ball, sphere
4Proto-West Germanicappluapple, fruit
5Proto-Germanicaplazapple, fruit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ébōlapple

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ébōl →Every word from Proto-Germanic aplaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic applu →