Where does “loof” come from?

loof (Middle English) comes from Dutch loof, from Middle Dutch lôof, from Old Dutch lōf, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

loof (Middle English): Alternative form of lof; weather gage, windward...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of lof; weather gage, windward...

Ancestry of “loof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlooffoliage
2Middle Dutchlôofleaf
3Old Dutchlōf—
4Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
5Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “loof”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →