Where does “leosan” come from?

leosan (Irish) comes from Proto-West Germanic *leusan, from Proto-Germanic leusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

leosan (Irish): third-person plural emphatic of le

Definitions

  1. third-person plural emphatic of le

Ancestry of “leosan”, step by step

leosan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *leusan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*leusanto lose, to cease to have
2Proto-Germanicleusanąto lose, to cease to have
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Irish leo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleothird-person plural of le: with them, to them;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *leusan →