Where does “lōs” come from?

lōs (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lōs (Old Dutch): deceitful, malicious, false

Definitions

  1. deceitful, malicious, false

Ancestry of “lōs”, step by step

lōs traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *luhs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
2Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Proto-West Germanic laus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Proto-Germanic *lus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*luslouse
2Proto-Germaniclusaz—

Words derived from “lōs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic luhsaz →