Where does “goreless” come from?

goreless (English) comes from English Gore, from Middle English gore, from Old English gor, from Proto-Germanic gurą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr.

goreless (English): Without gore

Definitions

  1. Without gore

Ancestry of “goreless”, step by step

goreless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGoreA place name
2Middle EnglishgoreA triangle-shaped plot of land; a gore; A...
3Old Englishgordirt, dung, faeces
4Proto-GermanicgurąHalf-digested stomach contents; manure; dung;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰer-warm, hot
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗr

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 gʷʰe-gʷʰór-e ~ gʷʰe-gʷʰr-ḗrEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰer-Every word from Proto-Germanic gurą