Where does “-leysur” come from?

-leysur (Faroese) comes from Faroese leysur, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

-leysur (Faroese): less

Definitions

  1. less

Ancestry of “-leysur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseleysurloose; free; untethered
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “-leysur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →