Where does “luis” come from?

luis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch luus, from Old Dutch lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

luis (Dutch): louse, used of various insects commonly...

Definitions

  1. louse, used of various insects commonly...

Ancestry of “luis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchluus
2Old Dutchlūs
3Proto-West Germanicluslouse
4Proto-Germaniclūslouse
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “luis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-