Where does “lewe” come from?

lewe (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lewo, from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

lewe (Middle Dutch): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “lewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlewolion
2Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
3Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
4Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →