Where does “*leusan” come from?

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

*leusan (Proto-West Germanic): to lose, to cease to have

Definitions

  1. to lose, to cease to have

Ancestry of “*leusan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicleusanąto lose, to cease to have
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “*leusan”

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