Where does “verlesen” come from?
verlesen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German vorlêsen, from Old Saxon farliosan, from Proto-West Germanic fraleusan, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
verlesen (Low German): to lose
Definitions
- to lose
Ancestry of “verlesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | vorlêsen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | farliosan | to lose |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | fraleusan | to lose, to cease to have |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |