Where does “ficleaf” come from?

ficleaf (Old English) comes from Old English lēaf, from Proto-Germanic laubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

ficleaf (Old English): fig leaf

Definitions

  1. fig leaf

Ancestry of “ficleaf”, step by step

ficleaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lēaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēafpermission, privilege; permission, leave; leaf,...
2Proto-Germaniclaubōpermission
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old English fīc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfīcfig, fig-tree, fig-disease, venereal ulcer,...
2Proto-Germanicfīkaz—
3Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
4Phoenician??Ripe fig

Words derived from “ficleaf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubō →