Where does “laf” come from?

laf (Middle English) comes from Old English hlāf, from Proto-West Germanic hlaib, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

Ancestry of “laf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlāfbread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,...
2Proto-West Germanichlaibbread, loaf
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaib →Every word from Old English hlāf →