Where 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

  1. mindless, vacant, mentally distant

Ancestry of “wezenloos”, step by step

wezenloos 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 wezen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchwezenA being, creature; system, sector, institution;...
2Middle Dutchwēsento be
3Old Dutchwesanto be
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-
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