Where does “augnalaus” come from?

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

augnalaus (Icelandic): eyeless

Definitions

  1. eyeless

Ancestry of “augnalaus”, step by step

augnalaus 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 auga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicaugaeye
2Old Norseaugaeye
3Proto-Germanicaugôeye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →