Where does “Obdachloser” come from?

Obdachloser (German) comes from German obdachlos, from German -los, from Old Dutch -lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Obdachloser (German): homeless person

Definitions

  1. homeless person

Ancestry of “Obdachloser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanobdachloshomeless
2German-los-less
3Old Dutch-lōs—
4Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
5Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “Obdachloser”

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