Where does “луг” come from?

луг (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Middle High German louge, from Old High German louga, from Proto-West Germanic *laugu, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

луг (Serbo-Croatian): small forest, grove; lye

Definitions

  1. small forest, grove; lye

Ancestry of “луг”, step by step

луг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German louge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlouge—
2Old High Germanlougalye
3Proto-West Germanic*laugu—
4Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Proto-Slavic lǫgъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclǫgъdepression
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclanˀgas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →
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