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Where does “anlasslos” come from?

anlasslos (German) comes 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.

anlasslos (German): without reason; motiveless, senseless

Definitions

  1. without reason; motiveless, senseless

Ancestry of “anlasslos”, step by step

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