Where does “flutterless” come from?

flutterless (English) comes from English flutter, from Middle English floteren, from Old English floterian, from Old English flotian, from Frankish flotōn, from Proto-Germanic flutōną, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

flutterless (English): Without fluttering

Definitions

  1. Without fluttering

Ancestry of “flutterless”, step by step

flutterless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English flutter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflutterTo flap or wave quickly but irregularly; Of a...
2Middle EnglishfloterenTo be held up or be supported by water; to float;...
3Old Englishfloterianto float
4Old Englishflotianto float
5Frankishflotōnto float, swim
6Proto-Germanicflutōnąto float; drift
7Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

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 plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd-Every word from Proto-Germanic flutōną