Where does “goutless” come from?

goutless (English) comes from English gout, from French goût, from Middle French goust, from Old French goust, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

goutless (English): Without gout

Definitions

  1. Without gout

Ancestry of “goutless”, step by step

goutless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoutAn extremely painful inflammation of joints,...
2Frenchgoûttaste, flavour; taste, discrimination; taste
3Middle Frenchgousttaste; flavor
4Old Frenchgousttaste; flavor
5Latingustustaste
6Proto-Italicgustustaste
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

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 ǵews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstusEvery word from Proto-Italic gustus
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