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Where does “ilorn” come from?

ilorn (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeloren, from Proto-Germanic galuzanaz, from Proto-Germanic leusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “ilorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeloren—
2Proto-Germanicgaluzanaz—
3Proto-Germanicleusanąto lose, to cease to have
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “ilorn”

  • lorn
  • lovelorn
  • lornly
  • lornness
  • lovelornness
  • lasslorn
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