Where does “lā” come from?

lā (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lāo, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “lā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlāowarm
2Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lā”

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