Where does “lau” come from?

lau (German) comes from Middle High German lā, from Old High German lāo, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lau (German): lukewarm, tepid

Definitions

  1. lukewarm, tepid

Ancestry of “lau”, step by step

lau traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German lā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlā—
2Old High Germanlāowarm
3Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Yiddish לא

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלאno, not so
2Hebrewלֹאnot, no; no, not

Words derived from “lau”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →
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