Where does “lössi” come from?

lössi (Finnish) comes from German Löss, from Alemannic German lösch, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lössi (Finnish): group of people; loess

Definitions

  1. group of people; loess

Ancestry of “lössi”, step by step

lössi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Löss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLössloess
2Alemannic Germanlöschloose; mild
3Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
4Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via German Floß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFloßraft
2Middle High Germanvlōz—
3Old High Germanflōz—

Words derived from “lössi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →