Where does “lost” come from?

Lost comes from Middle English loste, from Old English losode, from Old English ġelosod, a past participle of uncertain ultimate origin.

lost (English): simple past tense and past participle of lose;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of lose;...

Ancestry of “lost”, step by step

lost traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English loste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishloste—
2Old Englishlosode—
3Old Englishġelosod—

via Middle English lost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlost—
2Old Englishlosod—

via Middle English ilosed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishilosed—

Words derived from “lost”

Every word from Old English ġelosod →Every word from Old English losode →Every word from Middle English loste →