*lewô^²

Runic: ᛚᛖᚹᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈle.wɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

lion

Etymology

From Latin leō. This form can be reconstructed from the Gothic and West Germanic forms. Old Norse seems to have re-borrowed the term from a Romance language, and the expected form *lé is not attested. Most West Germanic languages lengthened the first vowel, yielding *lēwō, althought both forms can be reconstructed.

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	lewô	lewaniz
Acc.	lewanų	lewanunz
Gen.	liwiniz	lewanǫ̂
Dat.	liwini	lewammaz
Inst.	liwinē	lewammiz
Voc.	lewô	lewaniz

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Descendants

*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēo (Old English)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēwo (Old Dutch)
  - lêwe (Middle Dutch)
    - lieëf, liew (Limburgish)
    - lêeuw (West Flemish)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēwo (Old Dutch)
  - lêwe (Middle Dutch)
    - leeuw (Dutch)
      - leeu (Afrikaans)
      - leeuw (Negerhollands)
      - leeuw (Papiamentu)
      - lew (Sranan Tongo)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lēwa, *lēu, *lāwa, *lāu (Old Frisian)
  - lau, lööw (North Frisian)
  - Leeuwe (Saterland Frisian)
  - liuw (West Frisian)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - Leew, Löi (Alemannic German)
    - ? (Bavarian)
    - ? (East Franconian)
    - Löwe (German)
    - Löv (Kölsch)
    - לייב (leyb) (Yiddish)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - ? (Central Franconian)
      - Leeb (Hunsrik)
      - Léiw (Luxembourgish)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - ? (East Central German)
      - ? (Upper Saxon German)
      - ływ (Vilamovian)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - Leeb (Rhine Franconian)
      - Leeb (Pennsylvania German)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - lõvi (Estonian)
    - leyva, løva (Faroese)
    - ļovs (Latgalian)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - løve (Danish)
      - løveq (Greenlandic)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - ? (German Low German)
      - Lau (Low Prussian)
      - Leiw (Plautdietsch)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - ? (German Low German)
      - ? (Westphalian)
        
        Löwen, Lȫwe (East Westphalian)
        
        Loiwe, Loibe, Löwe, Löüwe (Sauerländisch)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - lauva (Latvian)
      - louv (Livonian)
*lewō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - ? (Norwegian)
      - løve (Norwegian Bokmål)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēo (Old English)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēwo (Old Dutch)
  - lêwe (Middle Dutch)
    - lieëf, liew (Limburgish)
    - lêeuw (West Flemish)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēwo (Old Dutch)
  - lêwe (Middle Dutch)
    - leeuw (Dutch)
      - leeu (Afrikaans)
      - leeuw (Negerhollands)
      - leeuw (Papiamentu)
      - lew (Sranan Tongo)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lēwa, *lēu, *lāwa, *lāu (Old Frisian)
  - lau, lööw (North Frisian)
  - Leeuwe (Saterland Frisian)
  - liuw (West Frisian)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - Leew, Löi (Alemannic German)
    - ? (Bavarian)
    - ? (East Franconian)
    - Löwe (German)
    - Löv (Kölsch)
    - לייב (leyb) (Yiddish)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - ? (Central Franconian)
      - Leeb (Hunsrik)
      - Léiw (Luxembourgish)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - ? (East Central German)
      - ? (Upper Saxon German)
      - ływ (Vilamovian)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- lewo, lēo (Old High German)
  - lewe, lebe, löuwe (Middle High German)
    - Leeb (Rhine Franconian)
      - Leeb (Pennsylvania German)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - lõvi (Estonian)
    - leyva, løva (Faroese)
    - ļovs (Latgalian)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - løve (Danish)
      - løveq (Greenlandic)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - ? (German Low German)
      - Lau (Low Prussian)
      - Leiw (Plautdietsch)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - ? (German Low German)
      - ? (Westphalian)
        
        Löwen, Lȫwe (East Westphalian)
        
        Loiwe, Loibe, Löwe, Löüwe (Sauerländisch)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - lauva (Latvian)
      - louv (Livonian)
*lēwō (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lewo, *lēwo, *lēo, *lāwo, *lāo (Old Saxon)
  - löuwe, lowe, lou, löe, louwe, lauwe, lewe, leuwe (Middle Low German)
    - ? (Norwegian)
      - løve (Norwegian Bokmål)
𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa) (Gothic)

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