Where does “tavernless” come from?

tavernless (English) comes from English tavern, from Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.

tavernless (English): Without a tavern

Definitions

  1. Without a tavern

Ancestry of “tavernless”, step by step

tavernless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tavern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtavernA building containing a bar licensed to sell...
2Middle Englishtavernebar, pub
3Old Frenchtavernetavern
4Latintabernashop, store; inn; tavern, saloon
5Latintrabstimber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis
6Indo-European*treb-

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 Indo-European *treb-