Where does “lēo” come from?
lēo (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *lēwō, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
Ancestry of “lēo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *lēwō | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lewô | scythe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |