Where does “hocleaf” come from?

hocleaf (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.

hocleaf (Old English): mallow

Definitions

  1. mallow

Ancestry of “hocleaf”, step by step

hocleaf 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 hōc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōchook
2Proto-West Germanichōk—
3Proto-Germanichōkazhook
4Proto-Indo-Europeankog-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubō →