Where does “sorgløs” come from?

sorgløs (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål løs, from Danish løs, from Danish losse, from Dutch lossen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.

sorgløs (Norwegian Bokmål): carefree, free from worry

Definitions

  1. carefree, free from worry

Ancestry of “sorgløs”, step by step

sorgløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål løs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålløsfree; loose; flimsy
2Danishløsloose, not tight
3Danishlosseto unload, discharge cargo
4Dutchlossento unload; to dump
5Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
6Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
7Old Dutch-en
8Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
11Chichewaiyehe, she

via Norwegian Bokmål sorg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsorgsorrow, grief, sadness
2Old Norsesorgsorrow, grief
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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