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Where does “lewo” come from?

lewo (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

Ancestry of “lewo”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lewo”

  • sneeuwleeuw
  • bergleeuw
  • leeuwendeel
  • leeuw
  • landleeuw
  • Leeuw
  • zeeleeuw
  • leeuwe
  • lewe
  • leeu
  • lew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →