Where does “forlis” come from?

forlis (Danish) comes from Danish forlise, from Middle Low German vorliesen, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

forlis (Danish): loss, shipwreck loss of a ship at sea

Definitions

  1. loss, shipwreck loss of a ship at sea

Ancestry of “forlis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforliseto be shipwrecked of a person at sea
2Middle Low Germanvorliesen—
3Proto-Germanicfraleusanąto lose, to cease to have
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “forlis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną →Every word from Middle Low German vorliesen →