Where does “lessowy” come from?

lessowy (Polish) comes from Polish less, from German Löss, from Alemannic German lösch, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lessowy (Polish): loess

Definitions

  1. loess

Ancestry of “lessowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishlessloess
2GermanLössloess
3Alemannic Germanlöschloose; mild
4Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
5Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
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-West Germanic laus →