Where does “Landau” come from?

Landau (English) comes from German Landau, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Landau (English): A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other

Definitions

  1. A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other

Ancestry of “Landau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandau—
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

Words derived from “Landau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →