Where does “besluiteloos” come from?

besluiteloos (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.

besluiteloos (Dutch): indecisive, not decisive, unable or unwilling to make decisions or reach conclusions

Definitions

  1. indecisive, not decisive, unable or unwilling to make decisions or reach conclusions

Ancestry of “besluiteloos”, 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

Words derived from “besluiteloos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Dutch -loos →