Where does “los” come from?

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

los (Czech): elk (British), moose (U.S.)

Definitions

  1. elk (British), moose (U.S.)

Ancestry of “los”, step by step

los traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlōs—
2Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Proto-Slavic ȏlsь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicȏlsьelk (British), moose (U.S.)
2Proto-Balto-Slavicalśiselk, moose
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólḱiselk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁el-greyish or brownish coloration; deer, elk;...

Words derived from “los”

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