Where does “-laus” come from?

-laus (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian laus, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

-laus (Westrobothnian): -less, free of something, lacking something

Definitions

  1. -less, free of something, lacking something

Ancestry of “-laus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianlausloose; free; detached
2Old Norselaussloose
3Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “-laus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Old Norse lauss →