Where does “loods” come from?
loods (Dutch) comes from Dutch loodsman, from Middle Dutch lootsman, from Middle English lodesman, from Old English lādmann, from Old English lād, from Proto-West Germanic *laidu, from Proto-Germanic laidō, from Proto-Indo-European leyt- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
loods (Dutch): pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or...
Definitions
- pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or...
Ancestry of “loods”, step by step
loods traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch loodsman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | loodsman | pilot, expert who helps navigate to the harbor or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lootsman | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lodesman | pilot |
| 4 | Old English | lādmann | guide; a leader, guide |
| 5 | Old English | lād | course, journey; way, street, waterway; leading,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *laidu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laidō | a leading; a way, course, route, direction |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leyt- | to scratch; to leave, die; to go, go forth, die |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Middle Dutch loodse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | loodse | — |
| 2 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 3 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 4 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |