Where does “menlös” come from?

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

menlös (Swedish): harmless, innocent

Definitions

  1. harmless, innocent

Ancestry of “menlös”, step by step

menlös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish lös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlösloose; not tightened, able to move; loose; not...
2Old Swedishlø̄sloose
3Old Norselaussloose
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Swedish men

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmenbut; introducing a clause that contrasts with the...
2Old Norsemeðanmeanwhile, as long as, while, whilst
3Proto-Germanicmedanōmeanwhile, as long as
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →