Etymology

losse

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Today it means: A lynx. Full definition →

Dutch los ← Middle Dutch los ← Old Dutch *los
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losse · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*lewk-
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*luhsaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*luhs
  4. Old Dutch · derived from*los
  5. Middle Dutch · derived fromlos
  6. Dutch · derived fromlos
  7. English todaylosse

From Dutch los, from Middle Dutch los, from Old Dutch *los, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic *luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

losse · noun2

See loss.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*luhs all →

los

Proto-Germanic*luhsaz all →

los

Proto-Indo-European*lewk- all →

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