Etymology of the English word loose
the English word
loosederived from the Old Norse word
laussderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lausazDate
The earliest known usage of loose in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
loosen,
Bordeaux mixture,
loosestrife,
unloose,
loosed,
loosingUsage
Word found in Modern English
