Where does “lady” come from?

lady (Swedish) comes from Middle English lady, from Old English hlǣfdīġe, from Old English hlāf, from Proto-West Germanic hlaib, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

lady (Swedish): Lady

Definitions

  1. Lady

Ancestry of “lady”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishladyA woman with authority or leadership
2Old Englishhlǣfdīġebread-kneader; mistress of a household, wife of a...
3Old Englishhlāfbread, loaf; bread, loaf, morsel; loaf, cake,...
4Proto-West Germanichlaibbread, loaf
5Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

Words derived from “lady”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hlaib →Every word from Old English hlāf →