Where does “Lauge” come from?
Lauge (German) comes from Middle High German louge, from Old High German louga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Lauge (German): lye
Ancestry of “Lauge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | louge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | louga | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *laugu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
Words derived from “Lauge”