Where does โ€œlewโ€ come from?

lew (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic lัŒvัŠ, from Gothic ๐Œป๐Œฐ๐Œน๐…๐Œฐ, from Proto-Germanic lewรด, from Proto-Germanic -รด, from Proto-Indo-European -ล โ€” Derives nouns from roots.

lew (Kashubian): lion (Panthera leo)

Definitions

  1. lion (Panthera leo)

Ancestry of โ€œlewโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlaviclัŒvัŠlion
2Gothic๐Œป๐Œฐ๐Œน๐…๐Œฐlion animal
3Proto-Germaniclewรดscythe
4Proto-Germanic-รด-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
5Proto-Indo-European-ลDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ล โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic -รด โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic lewรด โ†’