Where does “lusen” come from?

lusen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch luus, from Old Dutch lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “lusen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchluus—
2Old Dutchlūs—
3Proto-West Germanicluslouse
4Proto-Germaniclūslouse
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lusen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →
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