Where does “lospeuteren” come from?
lospeuteren (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.
lospeuteren (Dutch): to persuade to do something
Definitions
- to persuade to do something
Ancestry of “lospeuteren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | los | loose; separate; lynx |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | los | loose, free; free, not encumbered; having lost,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lōs | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *luhs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luhsaz | lynx |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |