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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

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

Words derived from “lost”

  • lostness
  • unlost
  • lostest
  • lost errand
  • lasi
Every word from Old English ġelosod →