Where does β€œπŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°β€ come from?

πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ° (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic lewΓ΄, from Proto-Germanic -Γ΄, from Proto-Indo-European -ō β€” Derives nouns from roots.

πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ° (Gothic): lion animal

Definitions

  1. lion animal

Ancestry of β€œπŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°β€, step by step

πŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ° traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic lewΓ΄

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermaniclewΓ΄scythe
2Proto-Germanic-Γ΄-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Latin leō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinleō—
2Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
3Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

Words derived from β€œπŒ»πŒ°πŒΉπ…πŒ°β€

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic -Γ΄ β†’Every word from Proto-Germanic lewΓ΄ β†’