Where does “pineless” come from?
pineless (English) comes from English pine, from Middle English pyne, from Old English pine, from Proto-Germanic *pīnā.
pineless (English): Having no pine trees
Ancestry of “pineless”, step by step
pineless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pine | Any coniferous tree of the genus "Pinus"; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | pyne | A painful punishment; torture |
| 3 | Old English | pine | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *pīnā | — |
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 | — |