Where does “leyv” come from?

leyv (Faroese) comes from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

leyv (Faroese): leaves, foliage; a leaf

Definitions

  1. leaves, foliage; a leaf

Ancestry of “leyv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaufleaf
2Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “leyv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →
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