Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “lūs” come from?

lūs (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “lūs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclus—
2Proto-Germaniclūslouse
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lūs”

  • Filzlaus
  • Mottenschildlaus
  • Schildlaus
  • Kopflaus
  • Laus
  • laŭso
  • пицајзла
  • picajzla
  • wantlus
  • lūs
  • לויז
  • Laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →