Where does “Laubwald” come from?
Laubwald (German) comes from German wald, from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
Laubwald (German): deciduous forest
Definitions
- deciduous forest
Ancestry of “Laubwald”, step by step
Laubwald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wald
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wald | forest; woods; woodland |
| 2 | Middle High German | walt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wald | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
via German Laub
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laub | foliage, greenery, leaves; leaves, a suit in... |
| 2 | Old High German | loup | leaves |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |