Where does “scoopless” come from?

scoopless (English) comes from English scoop, from Middle English scope, from Middle Dutch scoep, from Proto-Germanic skuppǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kep- — to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

scoopless (English): Without a scoop

Definitions

  1. Without a scoop

Ancestry of “scoopless”, step by step

scoopless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scoop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoopAny cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a...
2Middle Englishscopescoop
3Middle Dutchscoep—
4Proto-Germanicskuppǭ—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kep-to grave, to strike; to chop, to dig; to grave,...

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 (s)kep- →