Where does “laven” come from?

laven (Middle English) comes from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

laven (Middle English): To clean with water; to wash or bath; To gush or...

Definitions

  1. To clean with water; to wash or bath; To gush or...

Ancestry of “laven”, step by step

laven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French laver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Old English lafian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlafianto sprinkle water, pour out; to pour water on,...
2Old High Germanlabōnto wash, refresh
3Proto-Germaniclabōnąto strengthen, refresh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlōbʰ-to strengthen oneself, rest; to strengthen...

Words derived from “laven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →