Where does “Cynelaf” come from?

Cynelaf (Old English) comes from Old English lāf, from Proto-West Germanic laibu, from Northern Sami láibut, from Northern Sami láibi, from Proto-Samic lājpē, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

Ancestry of “Cynelaf”, step by step

Cynelaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lāf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlāfremnant, remainder; remainder, residue, what is...
2Proto-West Germaniclaiburemainder
3Northern Samiláibutto bake bread
4Northern Samiláibibread
5Proto-Samiclājpēbread
6Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Old English cynn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcynnkind; tribe, race, species; family
2Proto-West Germanic*kunifamily, kin
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Samic lājpē →Every word from Northern Sami láibi →