Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “loren” come from?

loren (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic galuzanaz, from Proto-Germanic leusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “loren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgaluzanaz—
2Proto-Germanicleusanąto lose, to cease to have
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “loren”

  • lorn
  • lovelorn
  • losel
  • lornly
  • lornness
  • lorel
  • lovelornness
  • lasslorn
  • loselism
  • ilorn
  • lorn
  • loren
  • losel
  • iloren
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →