Where does “koželuh” come from?

koželuh (Czech) comes from Czech louhovat, from Czech louh, from Middle High German louge, from Old High German louga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

koželuh (Czech): tanner

Definitions

  1. tanner

Ancestry of “koželuh”, step by step

koželuh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech louhovat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlouhovatlet steep, leave to infuse
2Czechlouhlye
3Middle High Germanlouge—
4Old High Germanlougalye
5Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Czech kůže

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkůžeskin; leather
2Old Czechkóžěskin; leather
3Proto-Slavickožaskin; leather
4Proto-Slavic-jaSuffix creating feminine action nouns, usually...
5Proto-Indo-European-yeh₂—

Words derived from “koželuh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →