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Where does “laveroc” come from?

laveroc (Middle English) comes from Old English lāferce, from Old English lāwerce, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

laveroc (Middle English): Alternative form of larke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of larke

Ancestry of “laveroc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlāferce—
2Old Englishlāwerce—
3Proto-West Germanic*laiwaʀikā—
4Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭ—
5Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark

Words derived from “laveroc”

  • laverock
  • laverock
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