Where does “leeuwenwelp” come from?

leeuwenwelp (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.

leeuwenwelp (Dutch): lion cub

Definitions

  1. lion cub

Ancestry of “leeuwenwelp”, step by step

leeuwenwelp 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 welp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwelpwhelp, young mammal of certain carnivorous...
2Middle Dutchwelpwhelp
3Old Dutchwelp—
4Proto-Germanichwelpazwhelp, pup
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kale-—
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