Where does “scrapless” come from?

scrapless (English) comes from English scrap, from Middle English scrappe, from Old Norse skrap, from Old Norse skrapa, from Proto-Germanic skrapōną, from Proto-Indo-European skreb- — to engrave.

scrapless (English): Without a scrap

Definitions

  1. Without a scrap

Ancestry of “scrapless”, step by step

scrapless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English scrap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscrapA piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete...
2Middle Englishscrappe—
3Old Norseskrap—
4Old Norseskrapato clatter; to prate; to scratch out
5Proto-Germanicskrapōnąto scrape, scratch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreb-to engrave

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 skreb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skrapōną →Every word from Old Norse skrapa →