Where does “lauso” come from?

lauso (Ido) comes from English louse, from Middle English lous, from Old English lūs, from West Germanic *lūs, from Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lauso (Ido): louse

Definitions

louse

Ancestry of “lauso”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	louse	A small parasitic wingless insect of the order...
2	Middle English	lous	louse; A person or thing worthy of contempt or...
3	Old English	lūs	louse
4	West Germanic	*lūs	—
5	Germanic	*lūs	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	lewH-	louse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →