Where does “Leeuw” come from?

Leeuw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch leeuwe, from Old Dutch lewo, from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Leeuw (Dutch): Leo

Definitions

  1. Leo

Ancestry of “Leeuw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchleeuwe—
2Old Dutchlewolion
3Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
4Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
5Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “Leeuw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →