Where does β€œπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΎπŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΎπŒ° (Gothic) comes from Gothic πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒ, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- β€” louse.

πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΎπŒ° (Gothic): empty-handed

Definitions

  1. empty-handed

Ancestry of β€œπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΎπŒ°β€, step by step

πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΎπŒ° traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gothic πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒempty, devoid; -less, lacking, devoid of
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Gothic πŒ·πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΏπƒ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GothicπŒ·πŒ°πŒ½πŒ³πŒΏπƒhand
2Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz β†’Every word from Gothic πŒ»πŒ°πŒΏπƒ β†’