Where does “lafaard” come from?

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

lafaard (Dutch): coward, wuss

Definitions

  1. coward, wuss

Ancestry of “lafaard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlafcowardly
2Middle Dutchlaf—
3Proto-Germaniclaba-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lafaard”

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