Where does “losmaken” come from?

losmaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch los, 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.

losmaken (Dutch): to make loose, to undo, unfasten; to buy all the...

Definitions

  1. to make loose, to undo, unfasten; to buy all the...

Ancestry of “losmaken”, step by step

losmaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch los

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlosloose; separate; lynx
2Middle Dutchlosloose, free; free, not encumbered; having lost,...
3Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
4Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
5Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch maken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
2Middle Dutchmākento make
3Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
4Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
5Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil
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