Where does “lave” come from?

lave (Middle English) comes from Old Norse lafa, from Proto-Germanic labēn-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lave (Middle English): Alternative form of laven; remainder, rest, that...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of laven; remainder, rest, that...

Ancestry of “lave”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselafato dangle; hang loosely, dangle
2Proto-Germaniclabēn-to dangle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lave”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic labēn- →Every word from Old Norse lafa →