Where does “lojza” come from?

lojza (Silesian) comes from German Läuse, from Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lojza (Silesian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “lojza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLäuse—
2Middle High Germanlūsa louse
3Old High Germanlūs—
4Proto-West Germanicluslouse
5Proto-Germaniclūslouse
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →