Where does “lōf-” come from?

lōf- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lāp- — to shine; cow.

Ancestry of “lōf-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlāp-to shine; cow

Words derived from “lōf-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lāp-
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