Etymology

lose

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Today it means: To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability. Full definition →

Middle English losen ← Old English losian
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lose · verb1

  1. Old English · derived fromlosian
  2. Middle English · derived fromlosen
  3. English todaylose

From Middle English losen, from Old English losian. The modern pronunciation with /uː/ (instead of the /oʊ~əʊ/ that would be expected from Early Modern /ɔː/) is due to conflation with loose.

Lose · proper noun2

* As a north/Low German surname, from a pet form of Lodewig, Ludwig. * As a south German surname, from a pet from of Nikolaus.

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