Where does “Lüs” come from?

Lüs (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Lüs (North Frisian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “Lüs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlūs
2Proto-West Germanicluslouse
3Proto-Germaniclūslouse
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic lūsEvery word from Proto-West Germanic lus