Where does “vónleysur” come from?

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

vónleysur (Faroese): hopeless

Definitions

  1. hopeless

Ancestry of “vónleysur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroese-leysurless
2Faroeseleysurloose; free; untethered
3Old Norselaussloose
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →