Where does “lavon” come from?

lavon (Old Saxon) comes from Old High German labōn, from Proto-Germanic labōną, from Proto-Indo-European lōbʰ- — to strengthen oneself, rest; to strengthen...

lavon (Old Saxon): to strengthen

Definitions

  1. to strengthen

Ancestry of “lavon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlabōnto wash, refresh
2Proto-Germaniclabōnąto strengthen, refresh
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlōbʰ-to strengthen oneself, rest; to strengthen...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lōbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic labōną →Every word from Old High German labōn →