Where does “laibu” come from?

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

laibu (Proto-West Germanic): remainder

Definitions

  1. remainder

Ancestry of “laibu”, step by step

laibu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Northern Sami láibut

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

via Proto-Germanic laibō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclaibōwhat is left, remainder, remnant
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

via Proto-Slavic *ľubo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*ľubo—

Words derived from “laibu”

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