Where does “löyhäkätinen” come from?

löyhäkätinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish löyhä, from Finnish löysä, from Old Swedish lø̄s, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

löyhäkätinen (Finnish): loose-handed, lax, neglectful, negligent

Definitions

  1. loose-handed, lax, neglectful, negligent

Ancestry of “löyhäkätinen”, step by step

löyhäkätinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish löyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöyhäloose
2Finnishlöysäsoft; loose; slack
3Old Swedishlø̄sloose
4Old Norselaussloose
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Finnish kätinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkätinenhanded; often used as headword in compound terms
2Finnishkäsihand; arm
3Finnishkahdeksaneight
4Proto-Finnickakteksaeight
5Proto-Finnickakcitwo
6Proto-Uralic*kakta—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →