Where does “laf” come from?

laf (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic laba-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

Ancestry of “laf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaba-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “laf

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb-Every word from Proto-Germanic laba-
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