Where does “furnitureless” come from?

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

furnitureless (English): Without furniture

Definitions

  1. Without furniture

Ancestry of “furnitureless”, step by step

furnitureless 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 furniture

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfurnitureLarge movable item, usually in a room, which...
2Middle Frenchfourniturea supply, or the act of furnishing
3Middle Frenchfournirto furnish
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les