Where does “lumpless” come from?
lumpless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
lumpless (English): Without lumps
Ancestry of “lumpless”, step by step
lumpless 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 lump
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | lump | Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks... |
| 2 | Middle English | lumpe | — |
Words derived from “lumpless”