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Where does “verloossen” come from?

verloossen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish loossen, from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.

verloossen (Luxembourgish): to leave, to depart; to abandon

Definitions

  1. to leave, to depart; to abandon

Ancestry of “verloossen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishloossento leave; to let; to allow, to permit
2Old High Germanlāzanto let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release
3Proto-West Germaniclātanto let, to allow; to leave alone
4Proto-Germaniclētanąto let, to allow; to leave alone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁d-to be tired
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