Where does “los” come from?

los (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.

los (Middle Dutch): loose, free; free, not encumbered; having lost,...

Definitions

  1. loose, free; free, not encumbered; having lost,...

Ancestry of “los”, 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 “los

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-