Where does “луг” come from?

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

луг (Ukrainian): meadow; lye

Definitions

  1. meadow; lye

Ancestry of “луг”, step by step

луг traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German louga

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

via Proto-Slavic lǫgъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclǫgъdepression
2Proto-Balto-Slaviclanˀgas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlengʷʰ-light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,...

Words derived from “луг”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *laugu →