Where does “lowe” come from?

lowe (Middle English) comes from Old English hlāw, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

lowe (Middle English): Fire, blazing; massed flames

Definitions

  1. Fire, blazing; massed flames

Ancestry of “lowe”, step by step

lowe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hlāw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlāwburial mound; hill, ound; mound
2Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
3Proto-West Germanictūnfence
4Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
5Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
6Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Norse logi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselogifire, flame, sword
2Proto-Germaniclugôliar; traitor; one who breaks
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “lowe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →