Where does “leysur” come from?

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

leysur (Faroese): loose; free; untethered

Definitions

  1. loose; free; untethered

Ancestry of “leysur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaussloose
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-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 →