Where does “skottlossning” come from?
skottlossning (Swedish) comes from Swedish lossning, from Swedish lossa, from Middle Low German lössen, from Middle Low German los, from Old Saxon lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
skottlossning (Swedish): shooting discharge of bullet from firearm
Definitions
- shooting discharge of bullet from firearm
Ancestry of “skottlossning”, step by step
skottlossning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lossning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lossning | loosening ((from) something that binds or blocks, completely or partially) |
| 2 | Swedish | lossa | }} to loosen ((from) something that binds or blocks, completely or partially) |
| 3 | Middle Low German | lössen | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | los | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | lōs | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | laus | loose, free |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |