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
- third-person plural emphatic of le
Ancestry of “leosan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *leusan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | leusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |