Where does “låve” come from?

låve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse láfi, from Old Norse Óláfr, from Proto-Norse ᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic anulaibaz, from Proto-Germanic laibō, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

låve (Norwegian Bokmål): a barn

Definitions

  1. a barn

Ancestry of “låve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseláfithreshing barn
2Old NorseÓláfr—
3Proto-Norseᚨᚾᚢᛚᚨᛁᛒᚨᛉ—
4Proto-Germanicanulaibaz—
5Proto-Germaniclaibōwhat is left, remainder, remnant
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laibō →