Where does “loog” come from?

loog (Dutch) comes from Middle English loghe, from Old Dutch lōga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

loog (Dutch): lye

Definitions

  1. lye

Ancestry of “loog”, step by step

loog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English loghe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishloghe—
2Old Dutchlōga—
3Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
4Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Old Norse lóg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselógplace
2Old Norseliggjato lie
3Proto-Germanicligjanąto lie, to rest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

Words derived from “loog”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →