Where does “lǫstr” come from?

lǫstr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lahaną, from Proto-Indo-European lok-.

lǫstr (Old Norse): damage; fault, vice, crime

Definitions

  1. damage; fault, vice, crime

Ancestry of “lǫstr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclahanąto blame, fault, reproach
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlok-—

Words derived from “lǫstr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lahaną →