Where does “levan” come from?

levan (Friulian) comes from Latin levāmen, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

levan (Friulian): yeast; leaven, leavening

Definitions

  1. yeast; leaven, leavening

Ancestry of “levan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlevāmen—
2Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
3Latinlēvislight, not heavy
4Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →
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