Where does “loos” come from?

loos (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lās, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

loos (Saterland Frisian): empty

Definitions

  1. empty

Ancestry of “loos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlās—
2Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “loos”

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