Where does “Lauer” come from?

Lauer (Luxembourgish) comes from German lauern, from Middle High German lūren — to lie in ambush.

Lauer (Luxembourgish): ambush, lookout

Definitions

  1. ambush, lookout

Ancestry of “Lauer”, step by step

Lauer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German lauern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlauernlurk; to follow, watch, or spy in hiding or in...
2Middle High Germanlūrento lie in ambush

via Middle High German lūre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlūre—
2Latin[[lōra]]/[[lōrea]]—
Every word from Middle High German lūren →Every word from German lauern →