Where does “sparless” come from?

sparless (English) comes from English spar, from Middle English sparre, from Middle Dutch sparre, from Old Dutch sparro, from Frankish sparro, from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

sparless (English): Without spars

Definitions

  1. Without spars

Ancestry of “sparless”, step by step

sparless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsparA rafter of a roof; A thick pole or piece of...
2Middle Englishsparrespar, rafter, beam
3Middle Dutchsparrepole, beam; rafter
4Old Dutchsparro—
5Frankishsparro—
6Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
7Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

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 (s)par- →