Where does “Birkenlaub” come from?

Birkenlaub (German) comes from German Laub, from Old High German loup, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Birkenlaub (German): birch foliage

Definitions

  1. birch foliage

Ancestry of “Birkenlaub”, step by step

Birkenlaub traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Laub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLaubfoliage, greenery, leaves; leaves, a suit in...
2Old High Germanloupleaves
3Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
4Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via German birke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbirkebirch tree
2Middle High Germanbirke
3Old High Germanbirkaa birch tree
4Proto-West Germanicbirkijābirch
5Proto-Germanicbirkijǭbirch
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerHǵosbirch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-