Where does “lass” come from?

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

lass (Luxembourgish): loose, unattached

Definitions

  1. loose, unattached

Ancestry of “lass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlos—
2Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lass”

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