scoreless

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-

Proto-Germanic *skurō

Old Norse skorder.

Old English scoru

Middle English score

English score

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der.

Proto-Germanic *leusaną

Proto-Germanic *lausaz

Proto-Germanic *-lausaz

Proto-West Germanic *-laus

Old English -lēas

Middle English -les

English -less

English scoreless

From score + -less.

Adjective

scoreless (not comparable)

1. With no points or goals etc having been scored.

Derived terms

• scorelessness
• scoreless draw
• scoreless tie

See also

• goalless

Anagrams

• scleroses