Where does “wreathless” come from?

wreathless (English) comes from English wreath, from Middle English wreth, from Old English *wreoþa, from West Germanic *wriþō, from Germanic *wriþô, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wreathless (English): Without a wreath; unwreathed

Definitions

  1. Without a wreath; unwreathed

Ancestry of “wreathless”, step by step

wreathless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wreath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwreathSomething twisted, intertwined, or curled; An...
2Middle Englishwreth—
3Old English*wreoþa—
4West Germanic*wriþō—
5Germanic*wriþô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

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 wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Germanic *wriþô →