Where does “ragleaf” come from?
ragleaf (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.
ragleaf (English): Any plant of genus Crassocephalum; A plant whose...
Definitions
- Any plant of genus Crassocephalum; A plant whose...
Ancestry of “ragleaf”, step by step
ragleaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English leaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leaf | The usually green and flat organ that represents... |
| 2 | Old English | Leofa | — |
| 3 | Old English | lēof | lief, dear |
| 4 | West Germanic | *leub | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
via English rag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rag | Tattered clothes; A piece of old cloth; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | ragge | rag, cloth scrap; cloth strip, band of fabric;... |
| 3 | Old English | ragg | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | rǫgg | shagginess; tuft; tuft, shagginess; tuft;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rūhaz | rough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rewk- | to dig; to till |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |