Where does “loessoid” come from?

loessoid (Romanian) comes from Romanian loess, 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.

loessoid (Romanian): loessic

Definitions

  1. loessic

Ancestry of “loessoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianloessloess
2Frenchlœssloess
3GermanLössloess
4Alemannic Germanlöschloose; mild
5Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
6Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
7Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →