Where does “lafa” come from?

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

lafa (Icelandic): to dangle, to hang loosely

Definitions

  1. to dangle, to hang loosely

Ancestry of “lafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselafato dangle; hang loosely, dangle
2Proto-Germaniclabēn-to dangle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic labēn- →Every word from Old Norse lafa →