Where does “lef” come from?

lef (Dutch) comes from Yiddish לבֿ, from Hebrew לב, from Proto-Semitic libb-, from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- — heart.

lef (Dutch): courage, bravery, daring; temerity, rashness;...

Definitions

  1. courage, bravery, daring; temerity, rashness;...

Ancestry of “lef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishלבֿheart; courage
2HebrewלבA heart: a hollow, muscular, blood-pumping organ...
3Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
4Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

Words derived from “lef”

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- →Every word from Proto-Semitic libb- →Every word from Hebrew לב →