Where does โ€œlawโ€ come from?

law (Lower Sorbian) 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.

law (Lower Sorbian): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of โ€œlawโ€, 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

Words derived from โ€œlawโ€

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ล โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic -รด โ†’Every word from Proto-Germanic lewรด โ†’