Where does “lorn” come from?

Lorn comes from Middle English loren, from Middle English lesen, from Old French lesser, from Latin laxo, from Latin laxus meaning loose, from Proto-Indo-European lewH-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d-.

lorn (English): Doomed; lost; Abandoned, forlorn, lonely; past...

Definitions

Doomed; lost; Abandoned, forlorn, lonely; past...

Ancestry of “lorn”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle English	lorn	—
2	Old English	loren	—
3	Proto-Germanic	galuzanaz	—
4	Proto-Germanic	leusaną	to lose, to cease to have
5	Proto-Indo-European	lewH-	louse

Words derived from “lorn”

lovelorn
lornly
lornness
lovelornness
lasslorn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leusaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic galuzanaz →