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Where does “Lawine” come from?

Lawine (German) comes from Alemannic German Lauwin, from Middle High German lowin, from Old High German lowin, from Late Latin labina, from Latin labi, from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă.

Lawine (German): avalanche

Definitions

  1. avalanche

Ancestry of “Lawine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Alemannic GermanLauwin—
2Middle High Germanlowin—
3Old High Germanlowin—
4Late Latinlabinalandslide; landslide; slippery place; a slippery...
5Latinlabipresent active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to...
6Latinlaborwork; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,...
7Old Latinlabos—
8Romanianlabăpalm; paw
9Hungarianlábleg; foot; support, stand
10Proto-Uralicluwebone
11Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáh—
12Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćás—

Words derived from “Lawine”

  • lauwine
  • lavina
  • лавина
  • Blechlawine
  • sneeuwlawine
  • lawine
  • rotslawine
  • modderlawine
  • лавина
  • lavina
  • lavina
  • lavina
  • lavinový
  • лавина
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