Where does “leve” come from?

leve (Old French) comes from Old French levee, from Old French lever, from Latin levō, from Latin lēvis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

Ancestry of “leve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchleveefeminine singular of the past participle of lever
2Old Frenchleverto lift; to get up
3Latinlevōto raise, elevate, lift up
4Latinlēvislight, not heavy
5Proto-Italicleɣʷislight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁léngʰuslightweight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁lengʷʰ-light

Words derived from “leve”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →