Where does “Laubengang” come from?
Laubengang (German) comes from German Laube, from Middle High German loube, from Old High German louba, from Proto-West Germanic laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Laubengang (German): pergola, bower, green tunnel
Definitions
- pergola, bower, green tunnel
Ancestry of “Laubengang”, step by step
Laubengang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Laube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laube | bower, arbor; alcove; arcade |
| 2 | Middle High German | loube | — |
| 3 | Old High German | louba | porch, gallery |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laubijā | shelter; arbour |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via German gang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 2 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 3 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 4 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |