Where does “arbeidsloos” come from?

arbeidsloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch -loos, 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.

arbeidsloos (Dutch): unemployed

Definitions

  1. unemployed

Ancestry of “arbeidsloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-loos-less, without
2Middle Dutch-loos—
3Old Dutch-lōs—
4Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
5Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Dutch -loos →