Where does “frondless” come from?

frondless (English) comes from English frond, from Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic friund, from Proto-Germanic frijōndz, from Proto-Indo-European prēy- — to like, love; like, love.

frondless (English): Without fronds

Definitions

  1. Without fronds

Ancestry of “frondless”, step by step

frondless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English frond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfrondThe leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf;...
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love

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 prēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic frijōndz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic friund →