Where does “laubą” come from?

laubą (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

laubą (Proto-Germanic): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “laubą”, step by step

laubą traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lewp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

via Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “laubą

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp-