Where does “saklaus” come from?
saklaus (Westrobothnian) comes from Westrobothnian -laus, from Westrobothnian laus, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.
saklaus (Westrobothnian): innocent, blameless
Ancestry of “saklaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Westrobothnian | -laus | -less, free of something, lacking something |
| 2 | Westrobothnian | laus | loose; free; detached |
| 3 | Old Norse | lauss | loose |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |