Proto-Indo-European

*lewHs-

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-.

7 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-, most familiar first.

• loose ← loos ← lauss ← *lausaz ← *leusaną
• lease ← lesen ← lēasian ← lēas ← *laus
• shameless ← schameles ← sċamlēas ← *skamulaus ← *skamōlausaz
• shamelessly ← shameless ← schameles ← sċamlēas ← *skamulaus
• loess ← Löss ← lösch ← los ← *laus
• leese ← lesen ← lȳsan ← *lausijaną ← *lausaz
• shamelessness ← shameless ← schameles ← sċamlēas ← *skamulaus

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-