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Where does “unlooseth” come from?

unlooseth (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.

unlooseth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “unlooseth”, step by step

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