Where does “sewless” come from?

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

sewless (English): Not requiring sewing

Definitions

  1. Not requiring sewing

Ancestry of “sewless”, step by step

sewless 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 sew

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsewTo use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through...
2Middle EnglishsewAlternative form of sowe
3Old Englishseawsap, juice; moisture; humour
4Proto-West Germanic*sauwjuice
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus