Where does “förlorare” come from?

förlorare (Swedish) comes from Swedish förlora, from Middle Low German vorlēsen, from Old Saxon farliosan, from Proto-West Germanic fraleusan, from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

förlorare (Swedish): loser, person who loses

Definitions

  1. loser, person who loses

Ancestry of “förlorare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishförlorato lose
2Middle Low Germanvorlēsen—
3Old Saxonfarliosanto lose
4Proto-West Germanicfraleusanto lose, to cease to have
5Proto-Germanicfraleusanąto lose, to cease to have
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fraleusaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fraleusan →