Where does “atvinnulaus” come from?

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

atvinnulaus (Icelandic): unemployed

Definitions

  1. unemployed

Ancestry of “atvinnulaus”, step by step

atvinnulaus 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 atvinna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicatvinnajob, profession, occupation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →