Where does “boozeless” come from?
boozeless (English) comes from English booze, from English bowse, from Middle English bousen, from Middle Dutch būsen.
boozeless (English): Without alcohol
Ancestry of “boozeless”, step by step
boozeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English booze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | booze | Any alcoholic beverage; A session of drinking... |
| 2 | English | bowse | To drink excessively and socially; to carouse; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | bousen | To drink; to booze; to carouse |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | būsen | — |
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 | — |
Words derived from “boozeless”