Where does “kansloos” come from?

kansloos (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.

kansloos (Dutch): hopeless, against the odds; pathetic,...

Definitions

  1. hopeless, against the odds; pathetic,...

Ancestry of “kansloos”, step by step

kansloos 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 kans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkanschance; opportunity; probability
2Middle Dutchcanse—
3Old Northern Frenchcance—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →