Where does “þreklaus” come from?

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

þreklaus (Icelandic): weak, feeble; nerveless, cowardly; lacking in...

Definitions

  1. weak, feeble; nerveless, cowardly; lacking in...

Ancestry of “þreklaus”, step by step

þreklaus 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 þrek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicþrekstrength; endurance, stamina; fortitude, strength...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →