Where does “trådløs” come from?

trådløs (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.

trådløs (Norwegian Bokmål): wireless; cordless

Definitions

  1. wireless; cordless

Ancestry of “trådløs”, step by step

trådløs 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 tråd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltråda thread; a wire
2Old Norseþráðrthread; past participle of þreyja; past...
3Proto-Germanicþrēduzthread, twisted fibre
4Proto-Indo-Europeantreh₁-tu-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti