Where does “-loos” come from?
-loos (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -loos, from Old Dutch -lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
-loos (Dutch): -less, without
Ancestry of “-loos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | -loos | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | -lōs | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *-laus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
Words derived from “-loos”