Where does “losen” come from?

losen (Middle English) comes from Old English losian, from Proto-Germanic lusōną, from Proto-Germanic lusą, from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

losen (Middle English): to loose

Definitions

  1. to loose

Ancestry of “losen”, step by step

losen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English losian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlosianto be lost; stray; to die; perish; be destroyed;...
2Proto-Germaniclusōnąto loosen, to free
3Proto-Germaniclusąloss
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Middle English lōs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlōsloss
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue

Words derived from “losen”

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