Where does “leyvfellandi runnur” come from?
leyvfellandi runnur (Faroese) comes from Faroese leyvfellandi, from Faroese leyv, 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...
leyvfellandi runnur (Faroese): deciduous bush, deciduous shrub
Definitions
- deciduous bush, deciduous shrub
Ancestry of “leyvfellandi runnur”, step by step
leyvfellandi runnur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese leyvfellandi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | leyvfellandi | deciduous |
| 2 | Faroese | leyv | leaves, foliage; a leaf |
| 3 | Old Norse | lauf | leaf |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |