Where does “lew” come from?

lew (Polish) comes from Bulgarian лев, from Old Church Slavonic львъ, from Proto-Slavic lьvъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

lew (Polish): lion; lev; genitive plural of lewa

Definitions

  1. lion; lev; genitive plural of lewa

Ancestry of “lew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлевlev; lion
2Old Church Slavonicльвъlion
3Proto-Slaviclьvъlion
4Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰lion animal
5Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “lew”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →
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