Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lausaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (to untie, set free, separate). Related to *leusaną; outside of Germanic, related to Ancient Greek λύω (lúō), Latin luō (expiate, pay), Sanskrit लून (lūna, sever, cut forth, destroy, annihilate), and possibly Old Armenian լուծանեմ (lucanem) and Albanian lirë.

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Adjective[edit]

*lausaz

  1. loose, free
  2. empty, devoid
  3. false, untrue
  4. (in compounds) -less, lacking, devoid of

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