Where does “laŭvorta” come from?

laŭvorta (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.

laŭvorta (Esperanto): word-for-word, verbatim

Definitions

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Ancestry of “laŭvorta”, step by step

laŭvorta 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 vorto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovortoword; promise, word
2EnglishWordScripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;...
3EnglishworthHaving a value of; proper to be exchanged for;...
4Middle Englishworthto become
5Old Englishweorþworth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,...
6Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos