Where does “lûs” come from?

lûs (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lûs (West Frisian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “lûs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlūs—
2Proto-West Germanicluslouse
3Proto-Germaniclūslouse
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →