Where does “rubberless” come from?

rubberless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.

rubberless (English): Without rubber

Definitions

  1. Without rubber

Ancestry of “rubberless”, step by step

rubberless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via English rubber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubberPliable material derived from the sap of the...
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus