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Where does “leafcasting” come from?

leafcasting (English) comes from English leaf, from Old English Leofa, from Old English lēof, from West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

leafcasting (English): A means of strengthening paper so as to preserve...

Definitions

  1. A means of strengthening paper so as to preserve...

Ancestry of “leafcasting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishleafThe usually green and flat organ that represents...
2Old EnglishLeofa—
3Old Englishlēoflief, dear
4West Germanic*leub—
5Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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