Where does “roerloos” come from?

roerloos (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.

roerloos (Dutch): motionless

Definitions

  1. motionless

Ancestry of “roerloos”, step by step

roerloos 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 roeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroerento stir, scramble; to move, budge; touch, move
2Middle Dutchroeren—
3Old Dutchruorento touch
4Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijanto stir
5Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →