Where does “chaffless” come from?
chaffless (English) comes from English chaff, from Middle English chaf, from Old English ċeaf, from Proto-West Germanic kaf — chaff.
chaffless (English): Without chaff
Ancestry of “chaffless”, step by step
chaffless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chaff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | chaff | The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant;... |
| 2 | Middle English | chaf | Chaff; the parts of harvested grain not usable as... |
| 3 | Old English | ċeaf | chaff |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kaf | chaff |
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 | — |