Where does “gå loss” come from?

gå loss (Swedish) comes from Swedish loss, from Low German lōs, from Middle Low German los, from Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

gå loss (Swedish): to initiate (some wild activity)

Definitions

  1. to initiate (some wild activity)

Ancestry of “gå loss”, step by step

gå loss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish loss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlossloose, untied, off
2Low Germanlōsopen
3Middle Low Germanlos—
4Old Saxonlōs—
5Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Swedish gå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgågo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
2Old Swedishgā—
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →