Where does “Leverke” come from?

Leverke (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German lêwerke, from Old Saxon lēwerka, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

Leverke (German Low German): lark

Definitions

  1. lark

Ancestry of “Leverke”, step by step

Leverke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German lêwerke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlêwerke—
2Old Saxonlēwerka—
3Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭlark
4Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark

via Middle Low German lêrke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlêrke—
Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ →Every word from Old Saxon lēwerka →