English
loosness
From loose + -ness.
Formed from loose + -ness
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
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Etymograph / loosness