Where does “verlieren” come from?
verlieren (German) comes from Middle Dutch verliesen, from Old Dutch firliosan, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
verlieren (German): to lose; to shed; to trail away, to fade away
Definitions
- to lose; to shed; to trail away, to fade away
Ancestry of “verlieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | verliesen | to lose; to lose, to be defeated; to ruin, to... |
| 2 | Old Dutch | firliosan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |