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Where does “levereren” come from?

levereren (Middle Low German) comes from French livrer, from Old French livrer, from Latin līberō, from Latin līberāre, from Latin Līber, from Old Latin loeber, from French lober, from French lob — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “levereren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlivrerto deliver; to hand over, deliver; to betray
2Old Frenchlivrerto deliver; to give birth; to deliver
3Latinlīberō—
4Latinlīberāre—
5LatinLīber—
6Old Latinloeber—
7Frenchloberto lob
8Frenchloblob
9EnglishlobTo throw or hit a ball into the air in a high...
10EnglishlongHaving much distance from one terminating point...
11EnglishlongitudeAngular distance measured west or east of the...
12Old Frenchlongitude—
13Latinlongitūdō—
14Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
15Latin-ē—
16Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
17Latincalceusshoe
18Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
19Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “levereren”

  • leverer
  • levere
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