Where does “blubberless” come from?
blubberless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
blubberless (English): Without blubber
Ancestry of “blubberless”, step by step
blubberless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English blubber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | blubber | A fatty layer of adipose tissue found immediately... |
| 2 | English | blub | To cry, whine or blubber; To swell; to puff out,... |