Where does “lāf” come from?

lāf (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

lāf (Old Frisian): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “lāf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
2Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “lāf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →