Where does “löysentyä” come from?

löysentyä (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.

löysentyä (Finnish): to be loosened, loosen become looser

Definitions

  1. to be loosened, loosen become looser

Ancestry of “löysentyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöysentääto loosen; Third-person singular indicative...
2Finnishlöysäsoft; loose; slack
3Old Swedishlø̄sloose
4Old Norselaussloose
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →
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