Where does “*-laus” come from?

*-laus (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -lausaz, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

*-laus (Proto-West Germanic): without, -less

Definitions

  1. without, -less

Ancestry of “*-laus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-lausaz-less, lacking, devoid of
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “*-laus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic -lausaz →