Where does “waferless” come from?

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

waferless (English): Without a wafer

Definitions

  1. Without a wafer

Ancestry of “waferless”, step by step

waferless 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 wafer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaferA light, thin, flat biscuit/cookie; A thin disk...
2Anglo-Normanwafre
3Old Frenchwaufre
Every word from Proto-Germanic *lausEvery word from Old English lēasEvery word from Middle English les
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