Where does “scabless” come from?

scabless (English) comes from English scab, from Middle English scabb, from Old English sċeabb, from Proto-Germanic *skabb, from Proto-Germanic skabbaz, from Proto-Indo-European skÀbʰ- — to scratch, scrape.

scabless (English): Without a scab

Definitions

  1. Without a scab

Ancestry of “scabless”, step by step

scabless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscabAn incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or...
2Middle Englishscabb—
3Old Englishsċeabbscab
4Proto-Germanic*skabb—
5Proto-Germanicskabbazscab; scabies, mange
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÀbʰ-to scratch, scrape

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 skÀbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skabbaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *skabb →