Etymology Explorer › DutchWhere does “wezenloos” come from? wezenloos (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.
wezenloos (Dutch): mindless, vacant, mentally distant
Definitions mindless, vacant, mentally distant Ancestry of “wezenloos”, step by step wezenloos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch loos Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch loos blank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic 2 Middle Dutch loos — 3 Old Dutch lōs deceitful, malicious, false 4 Proto-West Germanic *luhs lynx 5 Proto-Germanic luhsaz lynx 6 Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- lynx 7 Proto-Indo-European lewk- bright; to shine; to see
via Dutch wezen Step Language Word Meaning 1 Dutch wezen A being, creature; system, sector, institution;... 2 Middle Dutch wēsen to be 3 Old Dutch wesan to be 4 Proto-West Germanic wesan to be 5 Proto-Germanic *wesaną — 6 Proto-Indo-European wes- to dress, clothe