Where does โ€œlawkโ€ come from?

lawk (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian law, 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.

Ancestry of โ€œlawkโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianlawlion
2Proto-SlaviclัŒvัŠlion
3Gothic๐Œป๐Œฐ๐Œน๐…๐Œฐlion animal
4Proto-Germaniclewรดscythe
5Proto-Germanic-รด-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
6Proto-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†’