Where does “los” come from?

los (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch los, 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.

los (Dutch): loose; separate; lynx

Definitions

  1. loose; separate; lynx

Ancestry of “los”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlosloose, free; free, not encumbered; having lost,...
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 “los”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →