Where does “bogless” come from?

bogless (English) comes from English bog, from Middle English bog, from Scottish Gaelic bogach, from Old Irish bog, from Proto-Celtic buggos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewgʰ- — to bend; curve, arch.

bogless (English): Without a bog

Definitions

  1. Without a bog

Ancestry of “bogless”, step by step

bogless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbogAn area of decayed vegetation which forms a wet...
2Middle Englishbog—
3Scottish Gaelicbogachsoft, boggy ground
4Old Irishbogsoft
5Proto-Celticbuggossoft, tender
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewgʰ-to bend; curve, arch

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 bʰewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic buggos →Every word from Old Irish bog →