Where does “blurless” come from?
blurless (English) comes from English blur, from English blurre, from English blear, from Middle English bleren, from Old English blǣran.
blurless (English): Without a blur
Ancestry of “blurless”, step by step
blurless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | blur | To make indistinct or hazy, to obscure or dim; To... |
| 2 | English | blurre | — |
| 3 | English | blear | Dim, unclear from water or rheum; Causing or... |
| 4 | Middle English | bleren | — |
| 5 | Old English | blǣran | — |
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 | — |