Where does “lavaïr” come from?

lavaïr (Norman) comes from Old French laver, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

lavaïr (Norman): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “lavaïr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
2Latinlavōto wash, bathe
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →