Where does “basteloos” come from?

basteloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch loos, from Middle Dutch loos, from Old Dutch lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

basteloos (Dutch): without bast

Definitions

  1. without bast

Ancestry of “basteloos”, step by step

basteloos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloosblank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic
2Middle Dutchloos—
3Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
4Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
5Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch bast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbastA bark, as on a tree; A skin, hide
2Middle Dutchbastlust, heat
3Old Dutch*bast—
4Proto-West Germanicbastrope, fibre
5Proto-Germanicbastazrope, fibre
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰask-bundle, band
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →