Where does “drossless” come from?

drossless (English) comes from English dross, from Middle English drosse, from Old English drōs, from Proto-Germanic drōhs, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrā́ks — dregs, sediment.

drossless (English): Free from dross

Definitions

  1. Free from dross

Ancestry of “drossless”, step by step

drossless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dross

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrossWaste or impure matter; Residue that forms on the...
2Middle Englishdrosse—
3Old Englishdrōs—
4Proto-Germanicdrōhsdregs, sediment
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrā́ksdregs, sediment

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 dʰrā́ks →Every word from Proto-Germanic drōhs →Every word from Old English drōs →