Where does “sieveless” come from?

sieveless (English) comes from English sieve, from Middle English sive, from Old English sife, from Proto-West Germanic sibi, from Proto-Indo-European seyp- — to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

sieveless (English): Without a sieve

Definitions

Without a sieve

Ancestry of “sieveless”, step by step

sieveless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sieve

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	sieve	A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a...
2	Middle English	sive	sieve, riddle, sile; The amount that fits in a...
3	Old English	sife	sieve
4	Proto-West Germanic	sibi	sieve
5	Proto-Indo-European	seyp-	to pour out, trickle, strain; to pour out, drip,...

via English less

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	less	To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2	Middle English	les	false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

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