Where does “vormloos” come from?

vormloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch -loos, from Middle Dutch -loos, from Old Dutch -lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

vormloos (Dutch): formless, shapeless

Definitions

  1. formless, shapeless

Ancestry of “vormloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-loos-less, without
2Middle Dutch-loos—
3Old Dutch-lōs—
4Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
5Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →