Where does “louen” come from?
louen (Middle English) comes from Middle English loue, from Middle English lah, from Old Norse lágr, from German lager, from Middle High German leger, from Old High German legar, from Old Norse legr, from Proto-Germanic legrą — to lie.
louen (Middle English): to low
Ancestry of “louen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | loue | Alternative form of lah |
| 2 | Middle English | lah | low |
| 3 | Old Norse | lágr | low; short |
| 4 | German | lager | first-person singular present of lagern; singular... |
| 5 | Middle High German | leger | — |
| 6 | Old High German | legar | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | legr | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | legrą | a lying, a place where one lies; camp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
Words derived from “louen”