Where does “forlēosan” come from?

forlēosan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

forlēosan (Old English): to lose, abandon, let go, destroy, ruin

Definitions

  1. to lose, abandon, let go, destroy, ruin

Ancestry of “forlēosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfraleusanąto lose, to cease to have
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną →