Where does “løs” come from?

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

løs (Old Swedish): loose, free; unchecked, unstoppable; soft,...

Definitions

  1. loose, free; unchecked, unstoppable; soft,...

Ancestry of “løs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “løs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →