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Where does “lusōną” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lusōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclusąloss
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewHs-to cut; sever; loose; lose; to cut loose; sever;...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lusōną”

  • lose
  • losing
  • loseth
  • losel
  • losest
  • unlosable
  • losable
  • losingest
  • unlose
  • lorel
  • nonlosing
  • losingly
  • lose one's cool
  • loselism
  • losableness
  • losen
  • losel
  • losian
  • lusim
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