Where does “loos” come from?

loos (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “loos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlōsdeceitful, malicious, false
2Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
3Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “loos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →