Where does “dandruffless” come from?
dandruffless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
dandruffless (English): Free from dandruff
Definitions
- Free from dandruff
Ancestry of “dandruffless”, step by step
dandruffless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English dandruff
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dandruff | Scaly white dead skin flakes from the human... |