Where does “iflauss” come from?

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

iflauss (Old Norse): doubtless, undoubted

Definitions

  1. doubtless, undoubted

Ancestry of “iflauss”, step by step

iflauss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lauss

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

via Old Norse if

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseif—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →
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