Laus
Luxemburgeois
/læːʊ̯s/
noun
Definitions
- louse (insect)
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German lūs inherited from Proto-Germanic *lūs.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*lūs
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Blattlaus German
- *lawH- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewH-, *luHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *luHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *lūs Proto-Germanic
- lus Old English
- lūs Old English
- lús Old Norse
- lūs Old High German
- wantlus Old High German
- lūs Middle High German
- Blat Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Blatlaus Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *lūs Old Dutch
- *lūs Old Saxon
- *lūs Old Frisian