Where does “löysetä” come from?

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

löysetä (Finnish): "Alternative term for" löystyä

Definitions

  1. "Alternative term for" löystyä

Ancestry of “löysetä”, step by step

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