Etymology Explorer
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Where does “lauga” come from?
lauga (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Ancestry of “lauga”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
laugō
bath, wash; soap, lye
2
Proto-Indo-European
lewh₃-
to wash
Words derived from “lauga”
löuv
lauga
lauge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →