Where does “lâeu” come from?
lâeu (Middle Dutch) comes 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.
Ancestry of “lâeu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | lāo | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hlāu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlēwaz | lukewarm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “lâeu”