Where does “lev” come from?

lev (Danish) comes from Bulgarian лев, from Old Church Slavonic львъ, from Proto-Slavic lьvъ, from Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰, from Proto-Germanic lewô, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

lev (Danish): bread; lef; imperative of leve

Definitions

  1. bread; lef; imperative of leve

Ancestry of “lev”, step by step

lev traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian лев

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлевlev; lion
2Old Church Slavonicльвъlion
3Proto-Slaviclьvъlion
4Gothic𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰lion animal
5Proto-Germaniclewôscythe
6Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
7Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

via Old Danish lev

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishlevbread
2Old Norsehleifrloaf
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ō →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ô →Every word from Proto-Germanic lewô →