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Where does “Löwenkopf” come from?

Löwenkopf (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.

Löwenkopf (German): lionhead rabbit; lionhead cichlid

Definitions

  1. lionhead rabbit; lionhead cichlid

Ancestry of “Löwenkopf”, step by step

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