Where does “hazeless” come from?
hazeless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
hazeless (English): Without haze, especially a heat haze
Definitions
- Without haze, especially a heat haze
Ancestry of “hazeless”, step by step
hazeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English haze
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | haze | Very fine solid particles (smoke, dust) or liquid droplets (moisture) suspended in the air, slightly limiting visibility. Compare |
| 2 | English | hazy | Thick or obscured with haze; Not clear or... |
| 3 | English | hawsey | — |