- lū̆ s, gen. luu̯-os
- lū̆ s, gen. luu̯-ósEnglish meaning: louseDeutsche Übersetzung: “Laus” (*Tier?)Note: often distorted tabooMaterial: ABrit. *luu̯ü > lou̯ü > Welsh llau “Läuse” (sg. lleuen), Corn. low Bret. laou, Vannes leu ds.; O.E. M.L.G. O.H.G. O.Ice. lūs f. “louse”; O.Ice. lȳski f. “Läusekrankheit”; with taboo distortion: O.Ind. уū́-kü, pali ū-kü, prakrit ūü; Lith. u-te ̃, and (with ablaut and reduplication) víevesa, vievesà f.; Church Slavic vъšь, Serb. vȁš, gen. vȅši and ûš, etc. (*usi-); about Toch. В luwa “animal”, pl. lwüsa s. Pedersen Toch. 72; compare Dan. olyr “animal” and “louse”; or to O.C.S. lovъ above S. 655?References: WP. II 443, Specht IE Decl. 44, Trautmann 336, Lohmann ZceltPh. 19, 62 ff.
Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary. 2015.