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louvain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables
lou-vain
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Leuven.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *lówkos Proto-Germanic *lauhaz Proto-West Germanic *lauh Old Dutch *lo Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyn- Proto-Germanic *hwainō Old Dutch *hvein Old Dutch *Lovender. Medieval Latin Lovanium French Louvainbor. English Louvain Borrowed from French Louvain.

Synonyms

Leuven

Questions

What does louvain mean?
Synonym of Leuven.
Where does louvain come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *lówkos Proto-Germanic *lauhaz Proto-West Germanic *lauh Old Dutch *lo Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyn- Proto-Germanic *hwainō Old Dutch *hvein Old Dutch *Lovender. Medieval Latin Lovanium French Louvainbor. English Louvain Borrowed from French Louvain.

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