Where does “leber” come from?

leber (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.

leber (Old English): a rush

Definitions

  1. a rush

Ancestry of “leber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavera water-plant, possibly water parsnip;...
2LatinlavoI wash, bathe; I wet, moisten
3Proto-Italiclawaō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “leber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →