Where does “lewe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lewe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlēo—
2Proto-Germanic*lēwōscythe
3Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
4Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
5Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “lewe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →