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Where does “lōsen” come from?

lōsen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic lausijan, 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 “lōsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclausijanto release, to set free
2Proto-Germaniclausijanąto make loose; to release, to set free
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “lōsen”

  • zaadlozing
  • lozing
  • lozen
  • lôsen
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