Where does “skunkless” come from?

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

skunkless (English): Without skunks

Definitions

  1. Without skunks

Ancestry of “skunkless”, step by step

skunkless 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 skunk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishskunkAny of various small mammals, of the family...
2Abenakisegôgwskunk
3Proto-Algonquianšeka·kwaskunk
4Proto-Algonquianšek-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus