Where does “eyebrowless” come from?

eyebrowless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

eyebrowless (English): Without eyebrows

Definitions

  1. Without eyebrows

Ancestry of “eyebrowless”, step by step

eyebrowless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English eyebrow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheyebrowThe hair that grows over the bone ridge above the...
2Middle Englisheȝebreu
3Old Englishēaganbrūeyebrow

Words derived from “eyebrowless

Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les
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