Where does “louge” come from?
louge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German louga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Ancestry of “louge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | louga | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *laugu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laugō | bath, wash; soap, lye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |