Where does “lavande” come from?
lavande (Middle English) comes from Middle English laven, from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
Ancestry of “lavande”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | laven | To clean with water; to wash or bath; To gush or... |
| 2 | Old French | laver | to wash; to get washed |
| 3 | Latin | lavō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
Words derived from “lavande”