Where does “trådløs” come from?

trådløs (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.

trådløs (Danish): wireless

Definitions

  1. wireless

Ancestry of “trådløs”, step by step

trådløs 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 tråd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrådthread; wire; string
2Old Danishthraath
3Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
4Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
5Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti