Where does “verloren” come from?
verloren (German) comes from Middle High German verlorn, from Old High German firloran, from Proto-West Germanic *fraloʀan, from Proto-Germanic fraluzanaz, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
verloren (German): first-person plural indicative past of verlieren;...
Definitions
- first-person plural indicative past of verlieren;...
Ancestry of “verloren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | verlorn | — |
| 2 | Old High German | firloran | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *fraloʀan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraluzanaz | lost |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |