Where does “firless” come from?

firless (English) comes from English fir, from Middle English firre, from Old English fyrh, from Proto-Germanic furhu, from Proto-Germanic furhō, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

firless (English): Without fir trees

Definitions

  1. Without fir trees

Ancestry of “firless”, step by step

firless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfirA conifer of the genus "Abies"; Any pinaceous...
2Middle Englishfirrefir (Abies spp.)
3Old Englishfyrhfir, pine
4Proto-Germanicfurhufir; pine
5Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
7Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

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—
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