Where does “lèvre” come from?

lèvre (Norman) comes from Old French levre, from Vulgar Latin labra, from Latin lābrum, from Latin lavābrum, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lèvre (Norman): lip

Definitions

  1. lip

Ancestry of “lèvre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlevre—
2Vulgar Latinlabra—
3Latinlābrumlip
4Latinlavābrum—
5Latinlavōto wash, bathe
6Proto-Italiclawaō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →