Where does “timberless” come from?

timberless (English) comes from English timber, from Middle English tymber, from Old English timber, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

timberless (English): Without timber

Definitions

  1. Without timber

Ancestry of “timberless”, step by step

timberless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English timber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtimberTrees in a forest regarded as a source of wood;...
2Middle Englishtymber—
3Old Englishtimbertimber; a building; the act of building
4Proto-Germanictimrąbuilding; timber
5Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together

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 dem- →