Where does “ferlees” come from?
ferlees (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian forliāsa, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
ferlees (North Frisian): to lose
Ancestry of “ferlees”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | forliāsa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |