Where does “nutteloosheid” come from?
nutteloosheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch nutteloos, 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.
nutteloosheid (Dutch): uselessness
Ancestry of “nutteloosheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nutteloos | useless, pointless; meaningless, purposeless |
| 2 | Dutch | loos | blank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | loos | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lōs | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *luhs | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luhsaz | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |