Where does “hjälplös” come from?

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

hjälplös (Swedish): helpless

Definitions

  1. helpless

Ancestry of “hjälplös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-lösAdded on a noun to yield an adjective denoting a...
2Old Swedishløsloose, free; unchecked, unstoppable; soft,...
3Old Norselaussloose
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “hjälplös”

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