Where does “loof” come from?

loof (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lôof, from Old Dutch lōf, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

loof (Dutch): foliage

Definitions

  1. foliage

Ancestry of “loof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlôofleaf
2Old Dutchlōf
3Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
4Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “loof

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-
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