Where does “Lauwin” come from?
Lauwin (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German lowin, from Old High German lowin, from Late Latin labina, from Latin labi, from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb — fox.
Ancestry of “Lauwin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lowin | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lowin | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | labina | landslide; landslide; slippery place; a slippery... |
| 4 | Latin | labi | present active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to... |
| 5 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 6 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 7 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 8 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 9 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 10 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |