Where does “herzlos” come from?

herzlos (German) comes from German herz, 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.

herzlos (German): heartless, unfeeling; acardiac

Definitions

  1. heartless, unfeeling; acardiac

Ancestry of “herzlos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherzsingular imperative of herzen; first-person...
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
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