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Where does “lōs” come from?

lōs (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lōs (Old High German): loose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful

Definitions

  1. loose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful

Ancestry of “lōs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lōs”

  • loess
  • loessial
  • loessal
  • лёсс
  • lose
  • gegenstandslos
  • losprügeln
  • los-
  • Löss
  • loser
  • loslassen
  • losgeben
  • los
  • losreißen
  • lössiylänkö
  • lössi
  • less
  • løss
  • løss
  • los
  • lues
  • lassen
  • lass
  • lösch
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