Where does “fussless” come from?

fussless (English) comes from English fuss, from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic fuhs, from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos, from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- — tail; press together.

fussless (English): Without fuss

Definitions

  1. Without fuss

Ancestry of “fussless”, step by step

fussless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fuss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfussExcessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about...
2Old High Germanfuhs—
3Proto-West Germanicfuhsfox
4Proto-Germanicfuhsazfox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpúḱsosthe tailed one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuḱ-tail; press together

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—

Words derived from “fussless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European puḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European púḱsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic fuhsaz →