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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlāolukewarm
2Proto-West Germanic*hlāulukewarm
3Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lâeu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →