Where does “splinterless” come from?
splinterless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
splinterless (English): Without splinters
Ancestry of “splinterless”, step by step
splinterless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English splinter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | splinter | A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood; A... |
| 2 | Dutch | splinter | splinter long, sharp fragment of material |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | splinter | — |