Where does “loz” come from?

loz (Romanian) comes from German lōs, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

loz (Romanian): lottery ticket

Definitions

  1. lottery ticket

Ancestry of “loz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlōs—
2Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →