Where does “lēosan” come from?

lēosan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *leusan, from Proto-Germanic leusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “lēosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*leusanto lose, to cease to have
2Proto-Germanicleusanąto lose, to cease to have
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lēosan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *leusan →
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