Where does “losjesweg” come from?

losjesweg (Dutch) comes from Dutch losjes, from Dutch -jes, from Dutch -s, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

losjesweg (Dutch): loosely

Definitions

  1. loosely

Ancestry of “losjesweg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlosjesloosely
2Dutch-jesAdded to an adjective it creates an adverb while...
3Dutch-sUsed to form regular plurals of nouns that end in...
4Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
5Proto-Slavicthis
6Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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