Where does “lauf” come from?

lauf (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse lauf, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

lauf (Icelandic): leaf; club, clubs

Definitions

  1. leaf; club, clubs

Ancestry of “lauf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaufleaf
2Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “lauf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →
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