Where does “loos” come from?

loos (Dutch) comes 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.

loos (Dutch): blank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic

Definitions

  1. blank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic

Ancestry of “loos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchloos—
2Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
3Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
4Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “loos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →