Where does “lowe” come from?

lowe (Scots) comes from Middle English lowe, from Old English hlāw, from Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic tūn, from Proto-Germanic tūną, from Gaulish dunum, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

lowe (Scots): flame

Definitions

  1. flame

Ancestry of “lowe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishloweFire, blazing; massed flames
2Old Englishhlāwburial mound; hill, ound; mound
3Old Englishtūnenclosure, yard; place; dwelling
4Proto-West Germanictūnfence
5Proto-Germanictūnąfence; enclosure
6Gaulishdunumfort; hill, hillfort
7Proto-Celticdūnomstronghold, rampart
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dūnom →Every word from Gaulish dunum →