Where does “Leu” come from?

Leu (German) comes 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.

Leu (German): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “Leu”, step by step

Leu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German lewe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlewe—
2Old High Germanlēo—
3Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
4Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
5Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
6Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Romanian leu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianleulion; leu
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →