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...
Ancestry of “lāf”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |