Where does “bewusteloosheid” come from?

bewusteloosheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch bewusteloos, 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.

bewusteloosheid (Dutch): unconsciousness

Definitions

  1. unconsciousness

Ancestry of “bewusteloosheid”, step by step

bewusteloosheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bewusteloos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewusteloosunconscious
2Dutch-loos-less, without
3Middle Dutch-loos
4Old Dutch-lōs
5Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
6Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
7Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-
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