Where does “lusą” come from?

lusą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lusą (Proto-Germanic): loss

Definitions

  1. loss

Ancestry of “lusą”, step by step

lusą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lewHs-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Proto-Indo-European lews-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlews-to cut, sunder, separate, loose, lose; to cut;...

Words derived from “lusą

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewHs-