Where does “los” come from?

los (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

los (Dutch Low Saxon): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “los”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlōs—
2Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →