Where does “forlees” come from?

forlees (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian forliāsa, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

forlees (North Frisian): to lose

Definitions

  1. to lose

Ancestry of “forlees”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianforliāsato lose
2Proto-Germanicfraleusanąto lose, to cease to have
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną →Every word from Old Frisian forliāsa →
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