Where does “bladderless” come from?

bladderless (English) comes from English bladder, from Middle English bladdre, from Old English blæddre, from Proto-West Germanic blādrā, from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n).

bladderless (English): Not having a bladder

Definitions

  1. Not having a bladder

Ancestry of “bladderless”, step by step

bladderless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bladder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbladderA flexible sac that can expand and contract and...
2Middle EnglishbladdreThe bladder; Any other bladder or sac; often used...
3Old Englishblæddre—
4Proto-West Germanicblādrābladder
5Proto-Germanicblēdrǭbladder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n)—

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 bʰleh₁dʰreh₂(n) →Every word from Proto-Germanic blēdrǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic blādrā →