Where does “lēvere” come from?
lēvere (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch levara, from Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic librō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Ancestry of “lēvere”, step by step
lēvere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch levara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | levara | liver |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *libru | liver |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | librō | liver |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Old Dutch livara
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | livara | — |