Where does “lōs” come from?

lōs (Middle English) comes from Old English los, from Proto-Germanic lusą, from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lōs (Middle English): loss

Definitions

  1. loss

Ancestry of “lōs”, step by step

lōs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English los

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlosloss; destruction
2Proto-Germaniclusąloss
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Old Norse lauss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaussloose
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue

Words derived from “lōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewHs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lusą →