Where does “rennetless” come from?

rennetless (English) comes from English rennet, from English reinette, from French reinette, from Old French raine, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rennetless (English): Without rennet

Definitions

  1. Without rennet

Ancestry of “rennetless”, step by step

rennetless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rennet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrennetAn enzyme used as the first step in making...
2EnglishreinetteAny of various kinds of apple, mostly of French...
3Frenchreinettereinette group of apple cultivars
4Old Frenchrainekingdom
5Latinregnumroyal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;...
6Latinrēxking, ruler
7Proto-Italicrēksking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

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 h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Italic rēks