Where does “löv” come from?

löv (Swedish) comes from Dutch loef, from Middle Dutch loef, from Old Dutch luof, from Proto-Germanic lōf-, from Proto-Indo-European lāp- — to shine; cow.

löv (Swedish): leaf; an organ of a plant; leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf; an organ of a plant; leaf

Ancestry of “löv”, step by step

löv traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch loef

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloefluff, windward side of a sail or ship;...
2Middle Dutchloefwindward side; an oar or paddle used in steering
3Old Dutchluof
4Proto-Germaniclōf-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlāp-to shine; cow

via Old Swedish lof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishlof
2Old Norselofpraise; leave, permission; license
3Proto-Germaniclubąpraise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Middle Low German lōf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlōf

Words derived from “löv

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lāp-Every word from Proto-Germanic lōf-Every word from Old Dutch luof