Where does “spårlös” come from?

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

spårlös (Swedish): traceless

Definitions

  1. traceless

Ancestry of “spårlös”, step by step

spårlös 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 spår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspåra track; a mark left by something that has passed...
2Old Norsespǫraccusative singular indefinite of spǫrr
3Proto-Germanicspurątrack
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansperH-to kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →