Where does “Luckenwalde” come from?

Luckenwalde (German) comes from Middle High German Lukenwolde, 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.

Ancestry of “Luckenwalde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanLukenwolde—
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “Luckenwalde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →