Where does “lafði” come from?

lafði (Icelandic) comes from Middle English lavedi, from Old English hlǣfdīġe, from Old English hlāf, from Proto-West Germanic hlaib, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

lafði (Icelandic): lady; first-person singular past of lafa;...

Definitions

  1. lady; first-person singular past of lafa;...

Ancestry of “lafði”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlavedi—
2Old Englishhlǣfdīġebread-kneader; mistress of a household, wife of a...
3Old Englishhlāfbread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,...
4Proto-West Germanichlaibbread, loaf
5Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaib →Every word from Old English hlāf →
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