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

Definitions

  1. Having no pine trees

Ancestry of “pineless”, step by step

pineless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpineAny coniferous tree of the genus "Pinus"; Any...
2Middle EnglishpyneA painful punishment; torture
3Old Englishpine
4Proto-Germanic*pīnā

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-Germanic *pīnāEvery word from Old English pineEvery word from Middle English pyne