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Where does “l'ver” come from?

l'ver (Norman) comes from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

l'ver (Norman): to raise, lift; to get up

Definitions

  1. to raise, lift; to get up

Ancestry of “l'ver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchleverto lift; to get up
2Latinlevō—
3Latinlēvis—
4Proto-Italicleɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “l'ver”

  • lèv'thie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →