Where does “sædleap” come from?

sædleap (Old English) comes from Old English lēap, from Proto-West Germanic *laup, from Proto-Germanic laupaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

sædleap (Old English): A basket or wooden vessel used to hold seed while a sower sows seed; seed basket

Definitions

  1. A basket or wooden vessel used to hold seed while a sower sows seed; seed basket

Ancestry of “sædleap”, step by step

sædleap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lēap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēapbasket
2Proto-West Germanic*laup—
3Proto-Germaniclaupazvessel; container; basket; a measure; portion;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old English sǣd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsǣdseed, that which is sown
2Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
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