Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “firliosan” come from?

firliosan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

firliosan (Old High German): lose

Definitions

  1. lose

Ancestry of “firliosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicfraleusanąto lose, to cease to have
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “firliosan”

  • verlieren
  • Verlierer
  • פֿאַרלירן
  • verléieren
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