Where does “lēo” come from?

lēo (German) comes 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.

lēo (German): base a safe zone in the children's game of tag

Definitions

  1. base a safe zone in the children's game of tag

Ancestry of “lēo”, step by step

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