Where does “laupeus” come from?

laupeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish laupea, from Finnish laup-, from Proto-Germanic laubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

laupeus (Finnish): mercy, compassion

Definitions

  1. mercy, compassion

Ancestry of “laupeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaupea—
2Finnishlaup-—
3Proto-Germaniclaubōpermission
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “laupeus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubō →