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Where does “laewerce” come from?

laewerce (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic laiwarikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwazikǭ, from Proto-Germanic laiwaz — lark.

Ancestry of “laewerce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaiwarikǭlark
2Proto-Germaniclaiwazikǭ—
3Proto-Germaniclaiwazlark

Words derived from “laewerce”

  • lark
  • skylark
  • larkspur
  • skylarking
  • meadowlark
  • larky
  • laverock
  • woodlark
  • titlark
  • mudlark
  • larkish
  • larker
  • larkiness
  • larklike
  • larksome
  • skylarker
  • shorelark
  • larkily
  • laveroc
  • larke
  • laverke
  • lāferce
  • laverock
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