Where does “lowa” come from?

lowa (Scanian) comes from Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lowa (Scanian): to praise; to promise

Definitions

  1. to praise; to promise

Ancestry of “lowa”, step by step

lowa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse lofa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselofato praise
2Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luhəq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*luhəqtear
2Proto-Austronesian*luSəqtear drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubōną →