Where does “laf” come from?

laf (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch laf, from Proto-Germanic laba-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

laf (Dutch): cowardly

Definitions

  1. cowardly

Ancestry of “laf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlaf—
2Proto-Germaniclaba-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “laf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laba- →Every word from Middle Dutch laf →