Where does “leverplet” come from?

leverplet (Danish) comes from Danish lever, from Old Danish liuær, from Old Norse lifr, from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

leverplet (Danish): liver spot, age spot

Definitions

  1. liver spot, age spot

Ancestry of “leverplet”, step by step

leverplet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishleverliver; present of leve; imperative of levere
2Old Danishliuærliver
3Old Norselifrliver
4Proto-Germaniclibrōliver
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Danish plet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpletstain, spot
2Old Norseblettrstain; blot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic librō →