Where does “unlooser” come from?

unlooser (English) comes from English unloose, from Middle English unlosen, from Middle English losen, from Old English losian, from Proto-Germanic lusōną, from Proto-Germanic lusą, from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

unlooser (English): One who unlooses

Definitions

  1. One who unlooses

Ancestry of “unlooser”, step by step

unlooser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English unloose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunlooseTo free from a constraint; To undo or loosen...
2Middle Englishunlosen
3Middle Englishlosento loose
4Old Englishlosianto be lost; stray; to die; perish; be destroyed;...
5Proto-Germaniclusōnąto loosen, to free
6Proto-Germaniclusąloss
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-Every word from Proto-Germanic lusą