Where does “Luus” come from?

Luus (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German lûs, from Old Saxon lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Luus (German Low German): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “Luus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlûs—
2Old Saxonlūs—
3Proto-West Germanicluslouse
4Proto-Germaniclūslouse
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →