Where does “louanger” come from?
louanger (French) comes from French louange, from French louer, from Middle French louer, from Old French loer, from Latin laudō, from Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
louanger (French): to praise; to laud
Definitions
- to praise; to laud
Ancestry of “louanger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | louange | praise; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | French | louer | to rent; to lease; to praise, to recommend |
| 3 | Middle French | louer | to praise, to laud |
| 4 | Old French | loer | to laud; to praise; to hold in high esteem; to... |
| 5 | Latin | laudō | to praise, laud, extol |
| 6 | Latin | Laus | praise, glory, repute |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Λαός | people; people assembled |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |