Furrowless
/ˈfʌr.oʊ.ləs/noun
Without furrows or grooves; smooth or unplowed.
Did you know?Its core word, furrow, goes back to an ancient root for a trench or groove, the same deep earth-image behind words for cutting, digging, and plowing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*bher-
“to cut, pierce, or split”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*furhō
“furrow, trench”
Old English
English
furh
“a trench made by a plow”
Middle English
English
furwe
“a plow groove or trench”
Modern English
English
furrow
“a long narrow groove made in the ground or on a surface”
Modern English
English
furrowless
“without furrows or grooves”