lus
Norwegian
noun
Definitions
- a louse (plural lice)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse lús inherited from Proto-Germanic *lūs derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-, *luHs-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lewH-, *luHs-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *lawH- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewH- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewH-, *luHs- Proto-Indo-European
- *luHs- Proto-Indo-European
- blad Norwegian Bokmål
- bladlus Norwegian Bokmål
- hode Norwegian Bokmål
- hodelus Norwegian Bokmål
- linse Norwegian Bokmål
- linselus Norwegian Bokmål
- *lūs Proto-Germanic
- lus Norwegian Nynorsk
- lus Old English
- lūs Old English
- lús Old Norse
- lus Danish
- lús Icelandic
- lūs Old High German
- lús Faroese
- *lūs Old Dutch
- *lūs Old Saxon
- lus Old Swedish
- lūs, lus Old Swedish
- lus Westrobothnian
- *lūs Old Frisian