Where does “lavage” come from?

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

lavage (Norman): washing

Definitions

  1. washing

Ancestry of “lavage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanlaverto wash
2Old Frenchlaverto wash; to get washed
3Latinlavōto wash, bathe
4Proto-Italiclawaō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →