Where does “mageløs” come from?

mageløs (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.

mageløs (Danish): exceptional, unequaled; unique

Definitions

  1. exceptional, unequaled; unique

Ancestry of “mageløs”, step by step

mageløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish løs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishløsloose, not tight
2Danishlosseto unload, discharge cargo
3Dutchlossento unload; to dump
4Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
5Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
6Old Dutch-en
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish mage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmagefellow; mate; husband, wife, spouse
2Middle Low Germanmāken
3Old Saxonmakōnto make
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti