Where does “leiv’e” come from?

leiv’e (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hleifr, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

Ancestry of “leiv’e”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehleifrloaf
2Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Old Norse hleifr →