Where does “treløs” come from?
treløs (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.
treløs (Norwegian Bokmål): treeless
Definitions
- treeless
Ancestry of “treløs”, step by step
treløs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål løs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | løs | free; loose; flimsy |
| 2 | Danish | løs | loose, not tight |
| 3 | Danish | losse | to unload, discharge cargo |
| 4 | Dutch | lossen | to unload; to dump |
| 5 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 7 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Norwegian Bokmål tre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tre | three; tree; wood |
| 2 | Old Norse | tré | tree; the mast of a ship; ree, rafter, beam |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 4 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |