Where does “lauslæti” come from?

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

lauslæti (Icelandic): promiscuity having many sexual partners

Definitions

  1. promiscuity having many sexual partners

Ancestry of “lauslæti”, step by step

lauslæti 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 læti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclætibehaviour; tumult, hullabaloo; noise
2Old Norselætinoise, cries
3Proto-Germaniclētijąbehaviour
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēid-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →