Where does “witlof” come from?

witlof (Dutch) comes from Dutch loof, 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...

witlof (Dutch): Belgian endive, Cichorium intybus subsp....

Definitions

  1. Belgian endive, Cichorium intybus subsp....

Ancestry of “witlof”, step by step

witlof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlooffoliage
2Middle Dutchlôofleaf
3Old Dutchlōf—
4Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
5Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via Dutch wit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwitwhite; having a white skin colour, light-skinned;...
2Middle Dutchwitwhite; clean; pale
3Old Dutchwītwhite
4Proto-GermanicwitAlternative form of *wet
5Proto-Germanic*wet—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéywe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →