Where does “lavandière” come from?
lavandière (French) comes from French laver, from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
lavandière (French): washerwoman
Ancestry of “lavandière”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | laver | to wash; to wash oneself |
| 2 | Old French | laver | to wash; to get washed |
| 3 | Latin | lavō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |