English
Laver
Laver comes from Norman laver ‘to wash’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₃-‘to wash’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lowō‘to wash’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElavoas lavō‘to wash, bathe’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400laver
- Normanc. 1066–presentsame form‘to wash’
- EnglishtodayLaver
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*lewh₃-‘to wash’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*lowō‘to wash’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CElavoas lavō‘to wash, bathe’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400laver
- Normanc. 1066–presentsame form‘to wash’
- EnglishtodayLaver
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- ‘to wash’
laundry, lavish, lye, solute, latrine, lather, 16 more
through Latin lavo ‘to wash, bathe’
deluge, alluvial, lavatory, launder, ablution, diluent, 11 more
through Old French laver
Today it means
name A surname from Anglo-Norman.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- / Laver