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leeuw.

lion

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/leːu̯/

  1. lion

    masculine

  2. lion

    masculine
    Nederlandse leeuw
    Vlaamse leeuw
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch leeuwe, from Old Dutch lewo.

noun/leːu̯/

  1. burial mound

    neuter · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *ḱley-der. Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw Old Dutch leo Middle Dutch leeuwe Dutch leeuw Inherited from Middle Dutch leeuwe, from Old Dutch leo, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaiw (“barrow, hill, mound”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱloy-wo-m, from *ḱley-, from *ḱel- + *-éyti.

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