Where does “lůza” come from?

lůza (Czech) comes from German lose, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lůza (Czech): rabble the mass of common people

Definitions

  1. rabble the mass of common people

Ancestry of “lůza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanloseloose, slack; inflection of losen: ##...
2Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lůza”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →