Where does “lewe” come from?
lewe (Polish) comes from Polish lewy, from English Lewis, from Middle English lewis, from Old French Louis, from Latin Ludovīcus, from Old High German Hlūtwīg, from Proto-West Germanic Hlūdawīg, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd — to cover; to incline.
lewe (Polish): inflection of lewy:
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Definitions
- inflection of lewy:
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Ancestry of “lewe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | lewy | left; illegal, counterfeit; inflection of... |
| 2 | English | Lewis | — |
| 3 | Middle English | lewis | — |
| 4 | Old French | Louis | — |
| 5 | Latin | Ludovīcus | — |
| 6 | Old High German | Hlūtwīg | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | Hlūdawīg | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |