Etymograph

English

Lowenthal

Lowenthal comes from German Löwenthal.

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentLöwenthal
  2. EnglishtodayLowenthal

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Germanc. 1650–presentLöwenthal
  2. EnglishtodayLowenthal

A compound of Löwe ‘lion’ + Thal ‘valley’

Proto-Germanic *lewô

Proto-West Germanic *lewo ‘lion’

Old High German lewo

Middle High German lewe

German Löwe ‘lion’

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / German Löwenthal / Lowenthal