Where does “lēah” come from?

lēah (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

lēah (Old English): meadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,...

Definitions

  1. meadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,...

Ancestry of “lēah”, step by step

lēah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic lauh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
2Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Proto-West Germanic *laugu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
2Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “lēah”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →