Where does “louer” come from?

louer (Old French) comes from Old French lauder, from Latin laudō, from Latin Laus, from Ancient Greek Λαός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- — to bark, howl; to be concealed.

Ancestry of “louer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlauder—
2Latinlaudōto praise, laud, extol
3LatinLauspraise, glory, repute
4Ancient GreekΛαόςpeople; people assembled
5Proto-Helleniclāwóspeople, crowd
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂wospeople
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂-to bark, howl; to be concealed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂wos →Every word from Proto-Hellenic lāwós →