Where does “branless” come from?

branless (English) comes from English bran, from Middle English bran, from Old French bren, from Gaulish brennos, from Proto-Celtic bragnos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- — to smell, to have a strong odour.

branless (English): Without bran

Definitions

Without bran

Ancestry of “branless”, step by step

branless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bran

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	bran	The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or...
2	Middle English	bran	The ground husk of wheat
3	Old French	bren	bran
4	Gaulish	brennos	rotten
5	Proto-Celtic	bragnos	rotten
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰreHg-	to smell, to have a strong odour

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	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰreHg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bragnos →Every word from Gaulish brennos →