Where does “lowin” come from?
lowin (Middle High German) comes from Old High German lowin, from Late Latin labina, from Latin labi, from Latin labor, from Old Latin labos, from Romanian labă, from Hungarian láb, from Proto-Uralic luwe — fox.
Ancestry of “lowin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | lowin | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | labina | landslide; landslide; slippery place; a slippery... |
| 3 | Latin | labi | present active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to... |
| 4 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 5 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 6 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 7 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | fox |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | fox |