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
Ancestry of “spoutless”, step by step
spoutless 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 spout
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | spout | A tube or lip through which liquid or steam is... |
| 2 | Middle English | spouten | to spout |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spoiten | — |