Where does “machtloos” come from?

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

machtloos (Saterland Frisian): powerless; mightless

Definitions

  1. powerless; mightless

Ancestry of “machtloos”, step by step

machtloos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Saterland Frisian loos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianloosempty
2Old Frisianlās—
3Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Saterland Frisian Macht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland FrisianMacht—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →