Where does “kensluleysur” come from?

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

kensluleysur (Faroese): unfeeling, callous; insensitive, insensible

Definitions

  1. unfeeling, callous; insensitive, insensible

Ancestry of “kensluleysur”, step by step

kensluleysur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese leysur

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

via Faroese kensla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekenslafeeling, emotion; instruction, class
2Old Norsekensla—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →