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
- lady; first-person singular past of lafa;...
Ancestry of “lafði”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | lavedi | — |
| 2 | Old English | hlǣfdīġe | bread-kneader; mistress of a household, wife of a... |
| 3 | Old English | hlāf | bread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlaib | bread, loaf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |