Where does “lobed” come from?

Lobed comes from Old English -od, from Proto-Germanic -ōdaz, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix forming adjectives from verbal roots.

lobed (English): Having lobes

Definitions

  1. Having lobes

Ancestry of “lobed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlobeAny projection or division, especially one of a...
2Middle Frenchlobe—
3New Latinlobusa lobe; hull, husk, pod; lobe
4Ancient Greekλοβόςlobe of the ear; lobe of the liver; lobe of the...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

Words derived from “lobed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →