Where does “lefgozer” come from?

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

lefgozer (Dutch): Someone with a lot of chutzpah; a daring or...

Definitions

  1. Someone with a lot of chutzpah; a daring or...

Ancestry of “lefgozer”, step by step

lefgozer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlefcourage, bravery, daring; temerity, rashness;...
2Yiddishלבֿheart; courage
3HebrewלבA heart: a hollow, muscular, blood-pumping organ...
4Proto-Semiticlibb-heart
5Proto-Afroasiaticlib-heart

via Dutch gozer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgozerguy, dude, bloke
2Yiddishחתןgroom, bridegroom, fiancé
3Hebrewחָתָןbridegroom
Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic lib- →Every word from Proto-Semitic libb- →Every word from Hebrew לב →
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