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
Ancestry of “laf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | laf | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laba- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | leb- | to hang down loosely; lip; lick |