Where does “ærulaus” come from?

ærulaus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic laus, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

ærulaus (Icelandic): dishonourable, ignoble; infamous

Definitions

  1. dishonourable, ignoble; infamous

Ancestry of “ærulaus”, step by step

ærulaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic laus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclausloose; free to go; available
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Icelandic æra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicærareputation, honour; to drive crazy; inflection of...
2Old Norseœra—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →
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