Where does “cribless” come from?

cribless (English) comes from English crib, from Middle English crib, from Old English crib, from Proto-Germanic kribjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European grebʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

cribless (English): Without a crib

Definitions

  1. Without a crib

Ancestry of “cribless”, step by step

cribless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcribA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often...
2Middle Englishcrib—
3Old Englishcrib—
4Proto-Germanickribjǭa wickerwork; crate; wooden trough; manger; a...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

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 ger- →