Where does “puckerless” come from?

puckerless (English) comes from English pucker, from English poke, from Middle English poke, from Anglo-Norman poke, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

puckerless (English): Without puckers; smooth

Definitions

  1. Without puckers; smooth

Ancestry of “puckerless”, step by step

puckerless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pucker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuckerTo pinch or wrinkle; to squeeze inwardly, to...
2EnglishpokeTo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or...
3Middle Englishpokesack, pouch, bag
4Anglo-Normanpokesack
5Frankish*pokō
6Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

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 bew-Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhôEvery word from Frankish *pokō
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