Where does “los” come from?
los (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian losmen, from Dutch logement, from French logement, from Middle French logement, from Middle French loger, from Middle French logier, from Old French logier, from Old French -er — he, she.
los (Indonesian): hostel; longhouse; pilot boat
Definitions
- hostel; longhouse; pilot boat
Ancestry of “los”, step by step
los traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian losmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | losmen | hostel |
| 2 | Dutch | logement | hostel |
| 3 | French | logement | housing, abode, dwelling, residence, domicile,... |
| 4 | Middle French | logement | — |
| 5 | Middle French | loger | Alternative form of logier |
| 6 | Middle French | logier | to lodge |
| 7 | Old French | logier | to lodge (stay non-permanently) |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch los
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | los | loose; separate; lynx |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | los | loose, free; free, not encumbered; having lost,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lōs | deceitful, malicious, false |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *luhs | lynx |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | luhsaz | lynx |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |