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Where does “lewô” come from?

lewô (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

lewô (Proto-Germanic): scythe

Definitions

  1. scythe

Ancestry of “lewô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
2Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “lewô”

  • lie
  • letsindig
  • lethed
  • letmælk
  • let
  • le
  • letlæst
  • lette
  • lé
  • li
  • lē
  • līe
  • ljá
  • ljá
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →