loafer
English
/ˈləʊfə/, /ˈloʊfɚ/
noun
Definitions
- An idle person.
- A shoe with no laces, resembling a moccasin.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English love inherited from Old English lāf (remainder, rest, lave, remnant, what is left, residue).
Origin
Old English
lāf
Gloss
remainder, rest, lave, remnant, what is left, residue
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
休
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- loafered English
- loaferish English
- love English
- *laibijaną Proto-Germanic
- ローファー Japanese
- belæfan Old English
- gelæfan Old English
- lufu Old English
- læfan Old English
- lāf Old English
- lǣfan Old English
- oferlæfan Old English
- yþlaf Old English
- leven Middle English
- love Middle English
- lofa Swahili
- lave Scots
- luve Scots