Etymograph

English

loose-toothed

From loose + toothed.

A compound of loose + toothed

Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- ‘to cut, untie, loosen’

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Proto-Germanic *leusaną ‘to lose’

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ‘loose’

Old Norse lauss ‘loose, free’

Middle English loos ‘loose, free’

English loose

Today it means

adj Exhibiting missing, misshapen, or misaligned teeth.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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