Where does “lauw” come from?

lauw (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lâeu, from Old Dutch lāo, from Proto-West Germanic *hlāu, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lauw (Dutch): lukewarm; cold, indifferent; nice, cool, chill

Definitions

  1. lukewarm; cold, indifferent; nice, cool, chill

Ancestry of “lauw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlâeu—
2Old Dutchlāolukewarm
3Proto-West Germanic*hlāulukewarm
4Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lauw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →