Where does “-looss” come from?

-looss (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German -lôs, from Old Dutch -lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *-laus, from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

-looss (Plautdietsch): less

Definitions

  1. less

Ancestry of “-looss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low German-lôs—
2Old Dutch-lōs—
3Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
4Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
5Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “-looss”

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