Where does “laver” come from?

laver (Old French) comes from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

laver (Old French): to wash; to get washed

Definitions

  1. to wash; to get washed

Ancestry of “laver”, step by step

laver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lavō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavōto wash, bathe
2Proto-Italiclawaō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Latin lavāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlavāre—

Words derived from “laver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti →Every word from Proto-Italic lawaō →