Where does “vørdsløyse” come from?
vørdsløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk løyse, from Norwegian Nynorsk løysa, from Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic lausijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Ancestry of “vørdsløyse”, step by step
vørdsløyse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk løyse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løyse | Alternative form of løysa |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | løysa | to loosen; to solve; to dissolve |
| 3 | Old Norse | leysa | to loosen |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lausijaną | to make loose; to release, to set free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |