Where does “leiv” come from?

leiv (Romansch) comes from Latin labium, from Latin bellus, from Latin villus, from Latin vellus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.

leiv (Romansch): lip; light; easy

Definitions

  1. lip; light; easy

Ancestry of “leiv”, step by step

leiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin labium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlabiumlip
2Latinbellusbeautiful, pretty, handsome; pleasant, agreeable,...
3Latinvillushair, tuft of hair, shaggy hair
4LatinvellusThe wool shorn from a sheep; fleece; wool; The...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂welh₁-to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool

via Old Norse hleifr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehleifrloaf
2Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- →Every word from Latin vellus →Every word from Latin villus →