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Where does “landau” come from?

landau (French) comes from German Landau, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

landau (French): pram, baby carriage; landau

Definitions

  1. pram, baby carriage; landau

Ancestry of “landau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLandau—
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →