Where does “leaf” come from?

leaf (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian lāf, 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...

leaf (West Frisian): leaf, especially a long leaf, like a blade of...

Definitions

  1. leaf, especially a long leaf, like a blade of...

Ancestry of “leaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianlāfleaf
2Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
3Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

Words derived from “leaf”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →