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Where does “leusaną” come from?

leusaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

leusaną (Proto-Germanic): to lose, to cease to have

Definitions

  1. to lose, to cease to have

Ancestry of “leusaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “leusaną”

  • lose
  • losing
  • lease
  • forlorn
  • leasing
  • leasehold
  • forlornly
  • lorn
  • leaseback
  • lese
  • sublease
  • lovelorn
  • loseth
  • leaseholder
  • leaser
  • underlease
  • leasee
  • leasable
  • losel
  • leese
  • losest
  • unlosable
  • losable
  • forlornity
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