Where does “lambefoula” come from?

lambefoula (Galician) comes from Galician lamber, from Latin lambō, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- — to hang loosely; to lap, lick.

lambefoula (Galician): stingy

Definitions

  1. stingy

Ancestry of “lambefoula”, step by step

lambefoula traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Galician lamber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianlamberto lick; first/third-person singular future...
2Latinlambōto lick, lap
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂b-to hang loosely; to lap, lick

via Galician foula

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianfoulamilldust; splash of sea foam; dandruff
2Latinfavillaember, cinder, ash
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂b- →Every word from Latin lambō →Every word from Galician lamber →