Where does “*lauhō” come from?

*lauhō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “*lauhō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

Words derived from “*lauhō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos