Where does “*lus” come from?

*lus (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic lusaz.

*lus (Proto-Germanic): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “*lus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclusaz

Words derived from “*lus

Every word from Proto-Germanic lusaz
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