Where does “spoorless” come from?

spoorless (English) comes from English spoor, from Afrikaans spoor, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.

spoorless (English): Without spoor; Without a trace

Definitions

  1. Without spoor; Without a trace

Ancestry of “spoorless”, step by step

spoorless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English spoor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspoorThe track, trail, droppings or scent of an...
2Afrikaansspoor
3Dutchspoortrack; railway track; trace
4Middle Dutchspor
5Old Dutchsportrack, trace
6Proto-West Germanic*spor
7Proto-Germanicspurątrack
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick

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 sperH-
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