Where does “bergleeuw” come from?

bergleeuw (Dutch) comes from Dutch Leeuw, 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.

bergleeuw (Dutch): mountain lion, puma

Definitions

  1. mountain lion, puma

Ancestry of “bergleeuw”, step by step

bergleeuw traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Leeuw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchLeeuwLeo
2Middle Dutchleeuwe—
3Old Dutchlewolion
4Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
5Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Dutch berg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbergmountain, hill; a large amount, a pile; a stock,...
2Middle Dutchberchmountain, hill
3Old Dutchbergmountain, hill
4Proto-Germanicbergazhill; mountain; refuge; shelter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →