Where does “naadloos” come from?

naadloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch loos, from Middle Dutch loos, 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.

naadloos (Dutch): seamless

Definitions

  1. seamless

Ancestry of “naadloos”, step by step

naadloos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloosblank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic
2Middle Dutchloos—
3Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
4Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
5Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch naad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchnaadA seam, as where pieces of textile are sewn...
2Middle Dutchnaet—
3Old Dutchnād—
4Proto-GermanicnēdizThat which is sewn; seam; stitch
5Proto-Germanicnēanąto sew
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →