Where does “løv” come from?

løv (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish lov, from Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, from Old Norse lág, from Old Norse leggja, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

løv (Norwegian Bokmål): The leaf of a plant

Definitions

  1. The leaf of a plant

Ancestry of “løv”, step by step

løv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish lov

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlovlaw; permission; praise
2Old Danishloghlaw
3Old Norselǫgfate; situation, the condition that one is given...
4Old Norselága felled tree; log; lying tree
5Old Norseleggjato lay, place, put; to make, build
6Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Old Norse lauf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselaufleaf
2Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “løv”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Old Norse leggja →