Where does “levre” come from?

levre (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin labra, from Latin lābrum, from Latin lavābrum, from Latin lavō, from Proto-Italic lawaō, from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃eti, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

Ancestry of “levre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinlabra
2Latinlābrumlip
3Latinlavābrum
4Latinlavōto wash, bathe
5Proto-Italiclawaō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanléwh₃eti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

Words derived from “levre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European léwh₃etiEvery word from Proto-Italic lawaō