Where does “deugdeloos” come from?

deugdeloos (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.

deugdeloos (Dutch): without virtue; wicked, corrupt

Definitions

  1. without virtue; wicked, corrupt

Ancestry of “deugdeloos”, step by step

deugdeloos 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 deugd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeugdvirtue
2Middle Dutchdōghet—
3Old Dutchdugath—
4Proto-Germanicdugunþōability, usefulness, strength; virtue, strength...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →