Where does “sightloss” come from?

sightloss (English) comes from English loss, from Middle English lōs, from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic lusą, from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

sightloss (English): Loss of sight; partial or total blindness

Definitions

  1. Loss of sight; partial or total blindness

Ancestry of “sightloss”, step by step

sightloss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English loss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlossThe result of no longer possessing an object, a...
2Middle Englishlōsloss
3Old Englishlosloss; destruction
4Proto-Germaniclusąloss
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via English sight

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsightThe ability to see; The act of seeing; perception...
2Middle Englishsightesight
3Middle Englishsiken—
4Old Englishsīcanto sigh
5Proto-West Germanic*sīkanto sigh, take a deep breath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →