Where does “loss” come from?

loss (Swedish) comes 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.

loss (Swedish): loose, untied, off

Definitions

  1. loose, untied, off

Ancestry of “loss”, step by step

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

Words derived from “loss”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →