Where does “spoutless” come from?

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

spoutless (English): Having no spout

Definitions

  1. Having no spout

Ancestry of “spoutless”, step by step

spoutless 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 spout

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspoutA tube or lip through which liquid or steam is...
2Middle Englishspoutento spout
3Middle Dutchspoiten
Every word from Proto-Germanic *laus