Where does “louevaate” come from?
louevaate (Finnish) comes from Middle English loue, from Middle English lah, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą — to lie.
Ancestry of “louevaate”, step by step
louevaate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English loue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | loue | Alternative form of lah |
| 2 | Middle English | lah | low |
| 3 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 4 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 6 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |