Where does “laŭvice” come from?

laŭvice (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto laŭ, from German Laut, from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

laŭvice (Esperanto): in turn, one by one

Definitions

  1. in turn, one by one

Ancestry of “laŭvice”, step by step

laŭvice traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto laŭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolaŭaccording to; along
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūtloud
4Old High Germanlūtloud
5Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
6Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Esperanto viĉo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EsperantoviĉoWicca
2Old Englishwiċċa(male) witch, wizard, sorcerer, magician, druid, necromancer
3Proto-West Germanic*wikkōsorcerer, warlock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →