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Where does “lāo” come from?

lāo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lāo (Old High German): warm

Definitions

  1. warm

Ancestry of “lāo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “lāo”

  • lauwarm
  • lau
  • lā
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