Where does “lao-lao” come from?

lao-lao (Manado Malay) comes from Dutch lauw, from Middle Dutch lâeu, from Old Dutch lāo, from Proto-West Germanic *hlāu, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lao-lao (Manado Malay): lukewarm

Definitions

  1. lukewarm

Ancestry of “lao-lao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlauwlukewarm; cold, indifferent; nice, cool, chill
2Middle Dutchlâeu—
3Old Dutchlāolukewarm
4Proto-West Germanic*hlāulukewarm
5Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →