Where does “loo” come from?

Loo comes from English lieutenant, from French lanturlu, from Middle French lieu (place), from Latin locus (place), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European stel- (to place or put).

loo (English): "A cry to urge on hunting dogs."; To urge on with...

Definitions

  1. "A cry to urge on hunting dogs."; To urge on with...

Ancestry of “loo”, step by step

loo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlooa clearing in a forest
2Middle Dutchloosacred wood, forest; forest, thicket
3Old Dutchlōforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via French Loup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchLoupLupus constellation
2Middle Frenchloupwolf
3LatinLupusA Roman cognomen
4Proto-Italiclukʷos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwĺ̥kʷoswolf

via English halloo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhallooUsed to greet someone, or to catch their...
2Middle Englishhallowpursue, urge on
3Old Frenchhaloer—

Words derived from “loo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →