Where does “Berglöwe” come from?
Berglöwe (German) comes from German Löwe, from Middle High German lewe, from Old High German lēo, from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
Berglöwe (German): cougar, puma
Definitions
- cougar, puma
Ancestry of “Berglöwe”, step by step
Berglöwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Löwe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Löwe | lion; lion, as used on a coat of arms; Leo |
| 2 | Middle High German | lewe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | lēo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *lēwō | scythe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |