Where does “selfstlooss” come from?

selfstlooss (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch -looss, 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.

selfstlooss (Plautdietsch): selfless, unselfish

Definitions

  1. selfless, unselfish

Ancestry of “selfstlooss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Plautdietsch-loossless
2Middle Low German-lôs—
3Old Dutch-lōs—
4Proto-West Germanic*-lauswithout, -less
5Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lausaz →