Where does “deerless” come from?

deerless (English) comes from English deer, from Middle English der, from Old English dēor, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

deerless (English): Lacking deer

Definitions

  1. Lacking deer

Ancestry of “deerless”, step by step

deerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdeera ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the...
2Middle EnglishderA wild animal especially a mammal or quadruped
3Old Englishdēoranimal, beast
4Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
5Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

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 dʰwes- →