Etymology Explorer
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Where does “luof” come from?
luof (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic lōf-, from Proto-Indo-European lāp- — to shine; cow.
Ancestry of “luof”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
lōf-
—
2
Proto-Indo-European
lāp-
to shine; cow
Words derived from “luof”
loaf
loafing
meatloaf
loof
loave
cyberloafing
loaflike
loef
loef
lof
[[par]] [[lof]]
löv
lov
lof
loefwaarts
barloa
lofly
suger lof
catloaf
louvoyer
gudskelov
lövverk
luffa
lofer
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