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
Ancestry of “rubberless”, step by step
rubberless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |
via English rubber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | rubber | Pliable material derived from the sap of the... |
| 2 | English | rub | An act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | rubben | To rub; to move back and forwards on a surface |
| 4 | Saterland Frisian | rubben | — |