Where does “löstur” come from?

löstur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lǫstr, from Proto-Germanic lahaną, from Proto-Indo-European lok-.

löstur (Icelandic): fault, flaw, vice; moral misdemeanor, immoral or...

Definitions

  1. fault, flaw, vice; moral misdemeanor, immoral or...

Ancestry of “löstur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselǫstrdamage; fault, vice, crime
2Proto-Germaniclahanąto blame, fault, reproach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlok-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lahaną →Every word from Old Norse lǫstr →