Where does “lāferce” come from?
lāferce (Old English) comes from Old English lāwerce, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwaʀikā, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.
Ancestry of “lāferce”, step by step
lāferce traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English lāwerce
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | lāwerce | lark |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *laiwaʀikā | lark |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | laiwazikǭ | lark |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laiwaz | lark |