Where does “virðingarlaus” come from?

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

virðingarlaus (Icelandic): flippant, lacking respect or seriousness, showing levity; pert (See Thesaurus:cheeky.)

Definitions

  1. flippant, lacking respect or seriousness, showing levity; pert (See Thesaurus:cheeky.)

Ancestry of “virðingarlaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandic-laus-less, free of something
2Old Norse-lauss—
3Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Icelandic -laus →