Where does “löysätä” come from?

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

löysätä (Finnish): to slack off

Definitions

  1. to slack off

Ancestry of “löysätä”, step by step

löysätä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish löysä

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

via Finnish tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “löysätä”

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