Etymograph

English

löwchen

Löwchen comes from German Löwchen ‘Löwchen (dog)’, from Löwe ‘lion’, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lewô.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lewôreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lewo‘lion’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050lewo
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350lewe
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentLöwe‘lion’
  6. German, derivedc. 1650–presentLöwchen‘Löwchen (dog)’
  7. Englishtodaylöwchen

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*lewôreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*lewo‘lion’reconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050lewo
  4. Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350lewe
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentLöwe‘lion’
  6. German, derivedc. 1650–presentLöwchen‘Löwchen (dog)’
  7. Englishtodaylöwchen

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *lewô

lev

Today it means

noun A small breed of dog.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *lewô / löwchen

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