Where does “witloof” come from?

witloof (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...

witloof (Dutch): Alternative form of witlof

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of witlof

Ancestry of “witloof”, step by step

witloof 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

Words derived from “witloof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →