Where does “löysennys” come from?
löysennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish löysentää, from Finnish löysä, from Old Swedish lø̄s, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
löysennys (Finnish): loosening
Definitions
- loosening
Ancestry of “löysennys”, step by step
löysennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish löysentää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | löysentää | to loosen; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | löysä | soft; loose; slack |
| 3 | Old Swedish | lø̄s | loose |
| 4 | Old Norse | lauss | loose |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |