Where does “lornness” come from?
lornness (English) comes from English lorn, from Middle English lorn, from Old English loren, from Proto-Germanic galuzanaz, from Proto-Germanic leusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
lornness (English): The quality of being lorn
Definitions
- The quality of being lorn
Ancestry of “lornness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | lorn | Doomed; lost; Abandoned, forlorn, lonely; past... |
| 2 | Middle English | lorn | — |
| 3 | Old English | loren | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | galuzanaz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |