Where does “lieve” come from?

lieve (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic leebek — hem.

lieve (Finnish): the lower edge of a garment; hem; hem; In plural...

Definitions

  1. the lower edge of a garment; hem; hem; In plural...

Ancestry of “lieve”, step by step

lieve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic leebek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicleebekhem

via Proto-Finnic leet'ek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicleet'ekfine beach sand

Words derived from “lieve

Every word from Proto-Finnic leebek