Where does “snuffless” come from?

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

snuffless (English): Of a candle or its wick: designed so that it does not need to be snuffed out

Definitions

  1. Of a candle or its wick: designed so that it does not need to be snuffed out

Ancestry of “snuffless”, step by step

snuffless 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 snuff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsnuffFinely ground or pulverized tobacco intended for...
2Dutchsnufsmell, odor; snuff, sniffle
3Dutchsnuffento snuff
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus →Every word from Old English lēas →Every word from Middle English les →