Where does “løsagtighed” come from?
løsagtighed (Danish) comes from Danish løsagtig, from Danish løs, from Danish losse, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
løsagtighed (Danish): licentiousness, promiscuity, dissoluteness
Definitions
- licentiousness, promiscuity, dissoluteness
Ancestry of “løsagtighed”, step by step
løsagtighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish løsagtig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | løsagtig | disingenuous, unreliable which rests on a loose or insufficient foundation |
| 2 | Danish | løs | loose, not tight |
| 3 | Danish | losse | to unload, discharge cargo |
| 4 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 5 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |