Where does “clayless” come from?

clayless (English) comes from English clay, from Middle English cley, from Old English clǣġ, from Proto-West Germanic klaij, from Proto-Germanic klajjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

clayless (English): Without clay

Definitions

Without clay

Ancestry of “clayless”, step by step

clayless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English clay

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	clay	A mineral substance made up of small crystals of...
2	Middle English	cley	clay, plaster, or earth like clay; Any earth or...
3	Old English	clǣġ	clay
4	Proto-West Germanic	klaij	clay
5	Proto-Germanic	klajjaz	clay
6	Proto-Indo-European	*gley-	—

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 *gley- →