Where does “creeperless” come from?

creeperless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

creeperless (English): Without creeping plants

Definitions

  1. Without creeping plants

Ancestry of “creeperless”, step by step

creeperless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English creeper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcreeperA person or a thing that crawls or creeps; A...
2Middle EnglishcrepereAlternative form of creper
3Old Englishcrēopere
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les
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