Where does “louv” come from?

louv (Jamtish) 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...

louv (Jamtish): The leaf of a plant

Definitions

  1. The leaf of a plant

Ancestry of “louv”, 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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →