Where does “Deorlaf” come from?

Deorlaf (Old English) comes from Old English dēor, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

Ancestry of “Deorlaf”, step by step

Deorlaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English dēor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdēoranimal, beast
2Proto-West Germanicdeuʀanimal, beast
3Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature

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

Words derived from “Deorlaf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm →