Where does “loo” come from?

loo (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

loo (Middle Dutch): sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket

Definitions

  1. sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket

Ancestry of “loo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchlōforest
2Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
3Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “loo”

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