Where does “lös” come from?

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

lös (Swedish): loose; not tightened, able to move; loose; not...

Definitions

  1. loose; not tightened, able to move; loose; not...

Ancestry of “lös”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlø̄sloose
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 →