Where does “tallowless” come from?

tallowless (English) comes from English tallow, from Middle English talow, from Old English tealh, from Proto-Germanic talgaz, from Proto-Indo-European del- — to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

tallowless (English): Without tallow

Definitions

  1. Without tallow

Ancestry of “tallowless”, step by step

tallowless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tallow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtallowA hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used...
2Middle Englishtalowsuet the adipose tissues of an animal
3Old Englishtealh—
4Proto-Germanictalgaztallow
5Proto-Indo-Europeandel-to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,...

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—
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