Where does “Löwchen” come from?

Löwchen (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.

Löwchen (German): Diminutive of Löwe; Löwchen

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Löwe; Löwchen

Ancestry of “Löwchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLöwelion; lion, as used on a coat of arms; Leo
2Middle High Germanlewe—
3Old High Germanlēo—
4Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
5Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “Löwchen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →