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Germanic etymology :

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Proto-Germanic: *lūs
Meaning: louse
IE etymology: IE etymology
Old Norse: lūs, pl. lǖss f. `Laus'
Norwegian: lus
Swedish: lus
Danish: lus
Old English: lūs, pl. lǖs f. `louse'
English: louse
Middle Dutch: luus f.
Dutch: luis f.
Middle Low German: lūs
Old High German: lūs (9. Jh.)
Middle High German: lūs st. f. 'laus'
German: Laus f.
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Indo-European etymology :

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Proto-IE: *lewǝ-
Meaning: louse
Baltic: *lǖ-l-iā̃ f.
Germanic: *lūs- c.
Celtic: OCorn lowen, NCorn lūan, pl. lūan `Laus'; OCymr leu-esicc `von Läusen zerfressen', NCymr lleuen, pl. llau, Bret laouen `Laus'
Russ. meaning: насекомое (вошь)
References: WP II 443
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Baltic etymology :

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Proto-Baltic: *lǖ-l-iā̃ f.
Meaning: louse
Indo-European etymology: Indo-European etymology
Lithuanian: liū̃lē 'Laus'
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Pokorny's dictionary :

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Number: 1201
Root: lū̆s, Gen. luu̯-ós
English meaning: louse
German meaning: `Laus' (*Tier?)
General comments: oft tabuistisch entstellt
Material: Abrit. *luu̯ā > lou̯ā > cymr. llau `Läuse' (Sg. lleuen), corn. low bret. laou, Vannes leu ds.;

    ags. mnd. ahd. aisl. lūs f. `Laus'; aisl. lȳski f. `Läusekrankheit';

    mit tabuistischer Entstellung: ai. уū́-kā, pali ū-kā, prakrit ūā; lit. u-tė̃, und (mit Ablaut und Reduplikation) víevesa, vievesà f.; ksl. vъšь, Serb. vȁš, Gen. vȅši und ûš, usw. (*usi-);

    über toch. В luwa `Tier', Pl. lwāsa s. Pedersen Toch. 72; vgl. dän. olyr `Tier' und `Laus'; oder zu aksl. lovъ oben S. 655?

References: WP. II 443, Specht Idg. Dekl. 44, Trautmann 336, Lohmann ZceltPh. 19, 62 ff.
Pages: 692
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