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
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Ancestry of “laŭvorta”, step by step
laŭvorta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Esperanto laŭ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | laŭ | according to; along |
| 2 | German | Laut | sound; noise |
| 3 | Middle High German | lūt | loud |
| 4 | Old High German | lūt | loud |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Esperanto vorto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | vorto | word; promise, word |
| 2 | English | Word | Scripture; The Bible; The creative word of God;... |
| 3 | English | worth | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for;... |
| 4 | Middle English | worth | to become |
| 5 | Old English | weorþ | worth, deserving; honoured, esteemed; worth,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |