Where does “gewichtsverlies” come from?
gewichtsverlies (Dutch) comes from Dutch verlies, from Middle Dutch verlies, from Middle Dutch verliesen, from Old Dutch firliosan, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
gewichtsverlies (Dutch): weight loss
Definitions
- weight loss
Ancestry of “gewichtsverlies”, step by step
gewichtsverlies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verlies
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verlies | loss, defeat; losing someone or something |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | verlies | loss, losing something; disadvantage; misery |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | verliesen | to lose; to lose, to be defeated; to ruin, to... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | firliosan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |