loose

(Engels)

Frequentie

B1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/luːs/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English loos, los, lous, from Old Norse lauss, from Proto-Germanic *lausaz, whence also -less, leasing; from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- (“to untie, set free, separate”), whence also lyo-, -lysis, via Ancient Greek.

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