Where does “löyhyys” come from?

löyhyys (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.

löyhyys (Finnish): looseness

Definitions

  1. looseness

Ancestry of “löyhyys”, step by step

löyhyys 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →