Where does “retsløshed” come from?

retsløshed (Danish) comes from Danish retsløs, 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.

retsløshed (Danish): lawlessness

Definitions

  1. lawlessness

Ancestry of “retsløshed”, step by step

retsløshed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish retsløs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishretsløslawless, anarchic of a society or a situation without laws
2Danishløsloose, not tight
3Danishlosseto unload, discharge cargo
4Dutchlossento unload; to dump
5Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
6Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
7Old Dutch-en—
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →