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Where does “hlaf” come from?

hlaf (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hlaib, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

hlaf (Old English): bread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,...

Definitions

  1. bread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,...

Ancestry of “hlaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichlaibbread, loaf
2Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

Words derived from “hlaf”

  • lady
  • lord
  • lordship
  • loaf
  • aloof
  • ladyship
  • landlady
  • lat
  • laird
  • aloofness
  • loafing
  • warlord
  • ladylike
  • overlord
  • unladylike
  • overlordship
  • milord
  • milady
  • meatloaf
  • ladybird
  • saleslady
  • ladybug
  • lats
  • warlordism
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