Where does “linenless” come from?

linenless (English) comes from English linen, from Middle English lynnen, from Old English līnen, from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz, from Proto-Germanic līną, from Proto-Indo-European līno- — flax.

linenless (English): Without linen

Definitions

  1. Without linen

Ancestry of “linenless”, step by step

linenless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English linen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlinenThread or cloth made from flax fiber; Domestic...
2Middle EnglishlynnenMade of flax fibers; linen
3Old Englishlīnenlinen", "made of flax
4Proto-Germaniclīnīnazlinen, made of flax
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax

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 līno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līną →Every word from Proto-Germanic līnīnaz →