Where does “löysä” come from?

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

löysä (Finnish): soft; loose; slack

Definitions

  1. soft; loose; slack

Ancestry of “löysä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlø̄sloose
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “löysä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →