Where does “stanslaust” come from?
stanslaust (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stanslaus, from Icelandic -laus, from Old Norse -lauss, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
stanslaust (Icelandic): neuter singular nominative/accusative of...
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- neuter singular nominative/accusative of...
Ancestry of “stanslaust”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | stanslaus | ceaseless |
| 2 | Icelandic | -laus | -less, free of something |
| 3 | Old Norse | -lauss | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -lausaz | -less, lacking, devoid of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |