Where does “ענדלאָז” come from?

ענדלאָז (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ־לאָז, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

ענדלאָז (Yiddish): endless

Definitions

  1. endless

Ancestry of “ענדלאָז”, step by step

ענדלאָז traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ־לאָז

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־לאָז-less
2Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Yiddish ענד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishענד—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Yiddish ־לאָז →