Where does “cussless” come from?

cussless (English) comes from English cuss, from English curse, from Middle English curse, from Old English cors — curse.

cussless (English): Without the use of bad language; without profanity

Definitions

  1. Without the use of bad language; without profanity

Ancestry of “cussless”, step by step

cussless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcussTo use cursing, to use bad language, to speak...
2EnglishcurseA supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane; A...
3Middle Englishcurse
4Old Englishcorscurse

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 Old English corsEvery word from Middle English curseEvery word from English curse