Where does “-lös” come from?

-lös (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish løs, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “-lös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishløsloose, free; unchecked, unstoppable; soft,...
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “-lös”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →