Where does “lihovar” come from?

lihovar (Czech) comes from Czech líh, from German Lauge, 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.

lihovar (Czech): distillery

Definitions

  1. distillery

Ancestry of “lihovar”, step by step

lihovar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech líh

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

via Czech vařit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvařitto cook; to brew; to boil
2Old Czechvařiti—
3Proto-Slavicvaritito boil, cook; to go ahead, to overtake, to take...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →