Where does “beenloos” come from?

beenloos (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.

beenloos (Dutch): legless, without legs

Definitions

  1. legless, without legs

Ancestry of “beenloos”, step by step

beenloos 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 been

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeenleg, limb of a person, horse and certain...
2Middle Dutchbêenleg
3Old Dutchbēnleg
4Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
5Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →