Where does “woolless” come from?

woolless (English) comes from English Wool, from Middle English wolle, from Old English wull, from Proto-West Germanic wullu, from Proto-Germanic wullō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

woolless (English): Without wool

Definitions

  1. Without wool

Ancestry of “woolless”, step by step

woolless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Wool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWoolOS grid ref SY8486
2Middle Englishwollewool coat of sheep, especially when used to make fabric
3Old Englishwullwool
4Proto-West Germanicwulluwool
5Proto-Germanicwullōwool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
7Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

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—

Words derived from “woolless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic wullō →