Where does “beinlaus” come from?

beinlaus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål -laus, from Old Norse -lauss, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

beinlaus (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of beinløs

Definitions

  1. alternative form of beinløs

Ancestry of “beinlaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmål-laus—
2Old Norse-lauss—
3Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lausaz →