Where does “slimeless” come from?

slimeless (English) comes from English slime, from Old English slīm, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

slimeless (English): Free of slime

Definitions

  1. Free of slime

Ancestry of “slimeless”, step by step

slimeless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English slime

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishslimeSoft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive...
2Old Englishslīmslime
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

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 sley- →