Where does “lève-tôt” come from?

lève-tôt (French) comes from French lever, from Middle French lever, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

lève-tôt (French): early riser someone who gets up early

Definitions

  1. early riser someone who gets up early

Ancestry of “lève-tôt”, step by step

lève-tôt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French lever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchleverTo raise, lift; To rise, stand up; To get up
2Middle Frenchleverto lift
3Old Frenchleverto lift; to get up
4Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
5Latinlēvislight, not heavy
6Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

via French tôt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtôtearly
2Old Frenchtostearly; soon; quickly; straight away
3Latintostumnominative neuter singular of tostus; accusative...
4Latintostusroasted, toasted, scorched, having been roasted;...
5Proto-Italic*torstos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →