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English word loose comes from Proto-Indo-European *lews-, Proto-Indo-European *leu-, Proto-Indo-European *leh₁wdʰ-, Proto-Indo-European *lū-, and later Latin laus (Fame. Praise, glory.)
*lews- (Proto-Indo-European)
*leu- (Proto-Indo-European)
to cut, solve, separate, to cut, to detach
*leh₁wdʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*lū- (Proto-Indo-European)
to untie, set free, sever, to untie, set free, separate
*lewHs- (Proto-Indo-European)
laus (Latin)
Fame. Praise, glory.
laudo (Latin)
I commend, honor. I compliment. I eulogize. I praise, laud, extol.
*leusaną (Proto-Germanic)
To lose.
*lusą (Proto-Germanic)
Loss.
laudes (Latin)
los (Old English)
Destruction. Loss.
*lausaz (Proto-Germanic)
(in compounds) -less, lacking, devoid of. Empty, devoid. False, untrue. Loose, free.
loos (Old French)
lauss (Old Norse)
Loose.
lous (Middle English)
loose (English)
(archery) begin shooting; release your arrows (archery) to shoot (an arrow). (intransitive) Of a grip or hold, to let go.. (obsolete) To set sail.. (obsolete) To solve; to interpret.. (transitive) To let loose, to free from restraints.. (transitive) To make less tight, to loosen.. (transitive) To unfasten, to loosen. (archery) The release of an arrow.. (obsolete) A state of laxity or [...]