Where does “-lauss” come from?

-lauss (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

Ancestry of “-lauss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “-lauss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lausaz →
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