Where does “meadowless” come from?

meadowless (English) comes from English meadow, from Middle English medowe, from Old English mǣdwe, from Proto-Germanic mēdwō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

meadowless (English): Without meadows

Definitions

  1. Without meadows

Ancestry of “meadowless”, step by step

meadowless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English meadow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmeadowA field or pasture; a piece of land covered or...
2Middle Englishmedowe—
3Old Englishmǣdwe—
4Proto-Germanicmēdwōmeadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

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 h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic mēdwō →Every word from Old English mǣdwe →