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
- weak, feeble; nerveless, cowardly; lacking in...
Ancestry of “þreklaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | laus | loose; free to go; available |
| 2 | Old Norse | lauss | loose |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |