Where does “shredless” come from?

shredless (English) comes from English shred, from Middle English shrede, from Old English sċrēad, from Proto-Germanic skraudō, from Proto-Germanic skraudaną, from Proto-Indo-European skrówdʰ-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European skrew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.

shredless (English): Having no shreds; without a shred

Definitions

  1. Having no shreds; without a shred

Ancestry of “shredless”, step by step

shredless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shred

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshredA long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip; In...
2Middle Englishshredefragment, scrap; strip of cloth; strip cut off...
3Old Englishsċrēada piece cut off; a paring; shred
4Proto-Germanicskraudōcut, crack; piece, shred
5Proto-Germanicskraudanąto cut up, to shred
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskrówdʰ-e-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskrew-to cut; cutting tool
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

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 sek-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skrew-
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