Where does “luffa” come from?
luffa (Swedish) comes from English loaf, from English loafer, from Old English lāf, from Proto-West Germanic laibu, from Northern Sami láibut, from Northern Sami láibi, from Proto-Samic lājpē, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
luffa (Swedish): bum around
Definitions
- bum around
Ancestry of “luffa”, step by step
luffa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loaf | A block of bread after baking; Any solid block of... |
| 2 | English | loafer | An idle person; A shoe with no laces, resembling... |
| 3 | Old English | lāf | remnant, remainder; remainder, residue, what is... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laibu | remainder |
| 5 | Northern Sami | láibut | to bake bread |
| 6 | Northern Sami | láibi | bread |
| 7 | Proto-Samic | lājpē | bread |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via Dutch loeven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | loeven |