Etymology of the English word loosen
the English word
loosenderived from the English word
loosederived from the Old Norse word
laussderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lausazusing the English suffix
-enderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leu-derived from the English word
lesenDate
The earliest known usage of loosen in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
loosened,
looseningUsage
Word found in Modern English
