Where does “lōs” come from?

lōs (Low German) comes from Middle Low German los, from Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lōs (Low German): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “lōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlos—
2Old Saxonlōs—
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →