English

latherless

From lather + -less.

Formed from lather + -less

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’

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Proto-Germanic *lauþrą ‘that which is used for washing, soap’

Proto-West Germanic *lauþr

Old English lēaþor ‘a kind of nitre used for soap, soda’

Middle English lather

Today it means

adj Without lather.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / latherless