Where does “loess” come from?

loess (Romanian) comes from French lœss, from German Löss, from Alemannic German lösch, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

loess (Romanian): loess

Definitions

  1. loess

Ancestry of “loess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlœssloess
2GermanLössloess
3Alemannic Germanlöschloose; mild
4Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
5Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “loess”

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