Where does “-laus” come from?
-laus (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -lauss, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
-laus (Icelandic): -less, free of something
Ancestry of “-laus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | -lauss | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
Words derived from “-laus”