Where does “lōh” come from?

lōh (Old Saxon) 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.

Ancestry of “lōh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lōh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →