Where does “raamloos” come from?

raamloos (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.

raamloos (Dutch): windowless

Definitions

  1. windowless

Ancestry of “raamloos”, step by step

raamloos 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 raam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchraamwindow; frame, framework, context; estimate
2Middle Dutchrame—
3Old Saxonhramaframe, framework
4Proto-West Germanic*hramu(timber) frame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →