Where does “læfer” come from?
læfer (Old English) comes from Latin laver, from Latin lavo, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.
læfer (Old English): reed, rush
Ancestry of “læfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | laver | a water-plant, possibly water parsnip;... |
| 2 | Latin | lavo | I wash, bathe; I wet, moisten |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | lawaō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | léwh₃eti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewh₃- | to wash |
Words derived from “læfer”