Where does “lus” come from?

lus (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish lūs, from Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lus (Swedish): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “lus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlūslouse
2Old Norselúslouse
3Proto-Germaniclūslouse
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Old Norse lús →