From Old Norse 'lauss' (free, loose), from PIE *leu- (to cut, separate) — related to 'lose' and '-less.'
Not firmly or tightly fixed in place; not fitting tightly.
From Old Norse 'lauss' meaning 'loose, free, unencumbered,' from Proto-Germanic *lausaz (loose, free), from PIE *leu- (to cut, separate, loosen). Related to 'lose' and 'less.' Key roots: *leu- (PIE: "to cut, separate, loosen").