Where does “łaub” come from?

łaub (Vilamovian) comes from Middle High German loup, from Old High German loup, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

łaub (Vilamovian): leaf

Definitions

  1. leaf

Ancestry of “łaub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloup—
2Old High Germanloupleaves
3Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
4Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →