Where does “lohs” come from?

lohs (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “lohs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*luhslynx
2Proto-Germanicluhsazlynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-