Where does “garmentless” come from?

garmentless (English) comes from English garment, from Middle English garment, from Old French garnement, from Old French guarnir, from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

garmentless (English): Without garments

Definitions

  1. Without garments

Ancestry of “garmentless”, step by step

garmentless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English garment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgarmentA single item of clothing; Short for temple...
2Middle Englishgarment
3Old Frenchgarnementgarment; piece of clothing
4Old Frenchguarnirto protect; to arm; to armor
5Frankishwarnijanto ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...
6Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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 wer-