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Where does “lews-” come from?

lews- (Proto-Indo-European): to cut, sunder, separate, loose, lose; to cut;...

Definitions

  1. to cut, sunder, separate, loose, lose; to cut;...

Words derived from “lews-”

  • loss
  • lose
  • loose
  • losing
  • lease
  • loosely
  • forlorn
  • loosen
  • leasing
  • looser
  • leasehold
  • loosing
  • looseness
  • lossless
  • forlornly
  • lossy
  • lorn
  • leaseback
  • wanderlust
  • footloose
  • lese
  • sublease
  • lovelorn
  • loseth