Where does “laber” come from?
laber (Middle English) comes from Latin lābrum, from Latin lavābrum, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
laber (Middle English): a kind of water plant
Definitions
- a kind of water plant
Ancestry of “laber”, step by step
laber traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin lābrum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | lābrum | lip |
| 2 | Latin | lavābrum | — |
| 3 | Latin | lavō | to wash, bathe |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
via Low German labber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Low German | labber | — |
via Dutch labber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | labber | weak, soft |