Where does “laf” come from?

laf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse laf, from Proto-Germanic lappa-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

laf (Icelandic): lap, skirt

Definitions

  1. lap, skirt

Ancestry of “laf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaf—
2Proto-Germaniclappa-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lappa- →Every word from Old Norse laf →