Where does “לעד” come from?

לעד (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew ל־, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

לעד (Hebrew): forever

Definitions

  1. forever

Ancestry of “לעד”, step by step

לעד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew ל־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewל־To; To, for; Of
2Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to

via Hebrew עַד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewעַדan eternity; until
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Hebrew ל־ →