Etymology of the English word louse
the English word
lousederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*lusderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*lus-Derivations in English
louser,
booklouse,
delouse,
lousewort,
barklouse,
lousyCognates
Danish
lus, Dutch
luis, German
Laus, Icelandic
lús, Icelandic
lús, Nynorsk
lus, Riksmal
lus, Swedish
lusUsage
Word found in Modern English
