Where does “bournless” come from?

bournless (English) comes from English bourn, from French borne, from Old French bodne, from Medieval Latin bodina, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

bournless (English): Without a bourn or limit

Definitions

  1. Without a bourn or limit

Ancestry of “bournless”, step by step

bournless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bourn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbournA small stream or brook; Destination; Limit
2Frenchbornebollard such as those used to restrict...
3Old Frenchbodne—
4Medieval Latinbodina—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

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 dʰewh₂- →