Where does “nutteloos” come from?

nutteloos (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.

nutteloos (Dutch): useless, pointless; meaningless, purposeless

Definitions

  1. useless, pointless; meaningless, purposeless

Ancestry of “nutteloos”, step by step

nutteloos 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 nut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnutuse, point, utility, sense; benefit; useful
2Old Dutchnut—
3Proto-Germanicnutją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...

Words derived from “nutteloos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →