Where does “lafa” come from?

lafa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic labēn-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.

lafa (Old Norse): to dangle; hang loosely, dangle

Definitions

  1. to dangle; hang loosely, dangle

Ancestry of “lafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclabēn-to dangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick

Words derived from “lafa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic labēn- →