Where does “dregless” come from?
dregless (English) comes from English dreg, from Old Norse dregg, from Proto-Germanic dragjō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrā́ks — dregs, sediment.
dregless (English): Without dregs
Ancestry of “dregless”, step by step
dregless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dreg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | dreg | Sediment in a liquid; By extension, the lowest... |
| 2 | Old Norse | dregg | sediment |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dragjō | dregs, sediment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrā́ks | dregs, sediment |
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 | — |