Where does “avlusning” come from?

avlusning (Swedish) comes from Swedish avlusa, from Swedish lus, from Old Swedish lūs, from Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

avlusning (Swedish): delousing removal of lice

Definitions

  1. delousing removal of lice

Ancestry of “avlusning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavlusadelouse remove lice from
2Swedishluslouse
3Old Swedishlūslouse
4Old Norselúslouse
5Proto-Germaniclūslouse
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Old Norse lús →