| 【low】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old Norse word(s) "lagr." It carries the basic meaning of "low." from PIE *kele- "to shout; (1)warm" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "low"]
below ****[568] If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
low ****[284] Something that is low measures only a short distance from the bottom to the top, or from the ground to the top.
lower ****[1614] (always used before a noun) located below another or others of the same kind
[WORD ROOT]root low
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] low
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old Norse) lagr
[MEANING]root low
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Middle English】 lah not rising much, being near the base or ground
- 【Middle English】 lowe [=looghe] low
- 【Middle English】 lohe [=lah]
- 【Old Norse】 lagr low, low-down, short; humble
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below ★★★★[568] preposition from below 〈 low
【DEFINITION】 If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
【COMPOSITION】 be + low
【ROOTs】 ⑴ be; by, about ⑵ low; low
【Etymology】 《Middle English biloogh》 [bi+looghe]
low ★★★★[284] adjective from low
【DEFINITION】 Something that is low measures only a short distance from the bottom to the top, or from the ground to the top.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; low < lower < lowest
【SYNONYM】 poor, down, disreputable, dim, down
【ANTONYM】 high
【ROOTs】 low; low
【Etymology】 《Old Norse lagr》 low, low-down, short; humble
【DERIVATIVEs】 lower, lowerable, lowlily, lowliness, lowly, lowness, low
lower ★★★★[1614] adjective from lower 〈 low
【DEFINITION】 ① (always used before a noun) located below another or others of the same kind
② (always used before a noun) located toward the bottom part of something
③ not high above the ground
【ROOTs】 ⑴ low; low ⑵ er; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old Norse lagr》 low, low-down, short; humble
【DERIVATIVEs】 lower, lowerable, lowly, lowness, low
Other words containing "low"; lowerable, lowly, lowness
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
love
lot
loss
look
long
log-, logy-
loc-
live
liter-, letter-
line
