Where does “wasteless” come from?
wasteless (English) comes from English less, from Middle English les, from Old English lēas, from Proto-Germanic *laus.
wasteless (English): Without waste
Ancestry of “wasteless”, step by step
wasteless 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 waste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | waste | Excess of material, useless by-products or... |
| 2 | Middle English | wasten | to waste, lay waste |
| 3 | Old Northern French | waster | to waste, devastate |
Words derived from “wasteless”