Where does “dirtless” come from?

dirtless (English) comes from English dirt, from Middle English drit, from Old Norse drit, from Proto-Germanic dritą, from Proto-Germanic drītaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- — to have diarrhea.

dirtless (English): Free of dirt

Definitions

  1. Free of dirt

Ancestry of “dirtless”, step by step

dirtless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dirt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdirtSoil or earth
2Middle Englishdritexcrement
3Old Norsedritexcrement
4Proto-Germanicdritąshit, excrement
5Proto-Germanicdrītanąto defecate; to urinate
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreyd-to have diarrhea

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—

Words derived from “dirtless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreyd- →