Where does “verliesen” come from?

verliesen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch firliosan, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

verliesen (Middle Dutch): to lose; to lose, to be defeated; to ruin, to...

Definitions

  1. to lose; to lose, to be defeated; to ruin, to...

Ancestry of “verliesen”, step by step

verliesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch firliosan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfirliosan—
2Proto-Germanicfraleusanąto lose, to cease to have
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Old High German firliosan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanfirliosanlose

Words derived from “verliesen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną →Every word from Old Dutch firliosan →