Where does “loso” come from?

loso (Sranan Tongo) comes from English louse, from Middle English lous, from Old English lūs, from West Germanic *lūs, from Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

loso (Sranan Tongo): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “loso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlouseA small parasitic wingless insect of the order...
2Middle Englishlouslouse; A person or thing worthy of contempt or...
3Old Englishlūslouse
4West Germanic*lūs
5Germanic*lūs
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “loso

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-