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
Ancestry of “koželuh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | louhovat | let steep, leave to infuse |
| 2 | Czech | louh | lye |
| 3 | Middle High German | louge | — |
| 4 | Old High German | louga | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *laugu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |