Where does “laus” come from?

laus (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European lēwt-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

laus (Latin): praise, glory, repute; fame; approbation,...

Definitions

  1. praise, glory, repute; fame; approbation,...

Ancestry of “laus”, step by step

laus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lēwt-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlēwt-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Proto-Indo-European lewdʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewdʰ-to grow, come up; song, sound
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via Proto-Indo-European leh₁wdʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₁wdʰ-song, sound

Words derived from “laus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēwt- →