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Where does “losian” come from?

losian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lusōną, from Proto-Germanic lusą, from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

losian (Old English): to be lost; stray; to die; perish; be destroyed;...

Definitions

  1. to be lost; stray; to die; perish; be destroyed;...

Ancestry of “losian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclusōną—
2Proto-Germaniclusąloss
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “losian”

  • lose
  • losing
  • loseth
  • losel
  • losest
  • unlosable
  • losable
  • losingest
  • unlose
  • lorel
  • nonlosing
  • losingly
  • loselism
  • losableness
  • lose one's cool
  • losen
  • losel
  • lusim
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