Where does “lēva” come from?

lēva (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic laibu, from Northern Sami láibut, from Northern Sami láibi, from Proto-Samic lājpē, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

lēva (Old Frisian): to leave

Definitions

  1. to leave

Ancestry of “lēva”, step by step

lēva traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic laibu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaiburemainder
2Northern Samiláibutto bake bread
3Northern Samiláibibread
4Proto-Samiclājpēbread
5Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Proto-West Germanic libbjan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclibbjanto live, to be alive
2Proto-Germaniclibjanąto live, to be alive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Proto-West Germanic laubijan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclaubijanto allow; to praise
2Proto-Germaniclaubijanąto allow; to praise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “lēva”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Samic lājpē →Every word from Northern Sami láibi →