Where does “woudloos” come from?

woudloos (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.

woudloos (Dutch): forestless

Definitions

  1. forestless

Ancestry of “woudloos”, step by step

woudloos 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 woud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoudforest, woods, jungle
2Middle Dutchwoutforest
3Old Dutchwaltforest, wood
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →
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