Where does “lasslorn” come from?

lasslorn (English) comes from English lass, from Middle English las, from Old French laz, from Old French lacier, from Latin laqueo, from Latin laqueus, from Proto-Italic lakw- — to ensnare.

lasslorn (English): Forsaken by one's lass or mistress

Definitions

  1. Forsaken by one's lass or mistress

Ancestry of “lasslorn”, step by step

lasslorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlassA young woman or girl; A sweetheart
2Middle Englishlaslace
3Old Frenchlazlace
4Old Frenchlacierto lace
5Latinlaqueodative singular of laqueus; ablative singular of...
6Latinlaqueusnoose; snare, gin, trap
7Proto-Italiclakw-to ensnare

via English lorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlornDoomed; lost; Abandoned, forlorn, lonely; past...
2Middle Englishlorn—
3Old Englishloren—
4Proto-Germanicgaluzanaz—
5Proto-Germanicleusanąto lose, to cease to have
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Italic lakw- →Every word from Latin laqueus →Every word from Latin laqueo →