Where does “kernelless” come from?

kernelless (English) comes from English kernel, from Middle English kernel, from Old English cyrnel, from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil — kernel of a nut.

kernelless (English): That lacks a kernel

Definitions

That lacks a kernel

Ancestry of “kernelless”, step by step

kernelless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English kernel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	kernel	The core, center, or essence of an object or...
2	Middle English	kernel	A seed, grain or stone of a fruit, corn, or nut;...
3	Old English	cyrnel	a kernel; a hard concretion in the flesh, an...
4	Proto-West Germanic	*kurnil	kernel of a nut

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	—

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *kurnil →Every word from Old English cyrnel →Every word from Middle English kernel →