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
- to lose; to lose, to be defeated; to ruin, to...
Ancestry of “verliesen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | firliosan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
Words derived from “verliesen”