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Where does “looseneth” come from?

looseneth (English) comes from English loosen, from English loose, from English lose, from German Nikolaus, from Latin Nīcolāus, from Ancient Greek Νικόλαος, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

looseneth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “looseneth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishloosenTo make loose; To become loose; To disengage
2EnglishlooseTo let loose, to free from restraints; To...
3EnglishloseTo cause to cease to be in one's possession or...
4GermanNikolausa representation of St. Nicholas; the day of 6th...
5LatinNīcolāus—
6Ancient GreekΝικόλαοςNicolas
7Ancient Greekλᾱόςpeople; men; the people
8Proto-Helleniclāwós—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
10Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
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