Where does “Löwenanteil” come from?
Löwenanteil (German) comes from German Anteil, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.
Löwenanteil (German): lion's share
Definitions
- lion's share
Ancestry of “Löwenanteil”, step by step
Löwenanteil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anteil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anteil | share, portion; Alternative form of Antal |
| 2 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
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 |