English

louseborne

From louse + borne.

A compound of louse + borne

Proto-Germanic *lūs

Proto-West Germanic *lūs

Old English lūs

Middle English lous

English louse

Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’

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Proto-West Germanic *beran ‘to carry, to bear’

Old English beran ‘to carry, bear’

Old English boren

Middle English boren

English borne

Today it means

adj Transported by lice.

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

Etymograph / louseborne