Where does “rippleless” come from?

rippleless (English) comes from English ripple, from English rimple, from Middle English rimpel, from Old English hrimpele, from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ, from Proto-Germanic *hrimpaną — to wrinkle, to fold.

rippleless (English): Without ripples

Definitions

  1. Without ripples

Ancestry of “rippleless”, step by step

rippleless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ripple

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrippleA moving disturbance, or undulation, in the...
2EnglishrimpleA wrinkle; To wrinkle or crease
3Middle Englishrimpel—
4Old Englishhrimpele—
5Proto-Germanichrumpiljǭ—
6Proto-Germanic*hrimpanąto wrinkle, to fold

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 *hrimpaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrumpiljǭ →Every word from Old English hrimpele →