Where does “løsrive” come from?
løsrive (Danish) comes from Danish løs, from Danish losse, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
løsrive (Danish): To secede; To detach one's attention from
Definitions
- To secede; To detach one's attention from
Ancestry of “løsrive”, step by step
løsrive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish løs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | løs | loose, not tight |
| 2 | Danish | losse | to unload, discharge cargo |
| 3 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 4 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Danish rive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | rive | rake; to grate; to scratch, tear, rip |
| 2 | Old Norse | hrífa | rake; to grip, snatch |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrībaną | to scratch; to snatch, to grab |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kreybʰ- | to scratch, to tear |