Where does “lauss” come from?

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

lauss (Old Norse): loose

Definitions

  1. loose

Ancestry of “lauss”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lauss”

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