Where does “fifleaf” come from?

fifleaf (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.

fifleaf (Old English): cinquefoil

Definitions

  1. cinquefoil

Ancestry of “fifleaf”, step by step

fifleaf 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 fīf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfīffive
2Proto-West Germanicfimffive
3Proto-Germanicfimffive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubō →