leef
Middle English
/lɛːf/
noun
Definitions
- leaf
Etymology
Inherited from Old English lēaf (leaf, permission, foliage, privilege, leave) inherited from *laub (leaf, folliage) inherited from Proto-Germanic *laubą (leaf).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*laubą
Gloss
leaf
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
葉
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arrowleaf English
- bigleaf English
- bloodleaf English
- brightleaf English
- broadleaf English
- butterleaf English
- cloverleaf English
- copperleaf English
- disleaf English
- doorleaf English
- dropleaf English
- endleaf English
- fanleaf English
- fiddleleaf English
- figleaf English
- fiveleaf English
- flatleaf English
- flyleaf English
- heartleaf English
- interleaf English
- laceleaf English
- largeleaf English
- leaf English
- leaf frog English
- leaf mold English
- leaf-sprung English
- leafage English
- leafbase English
- leafbearing English
- leafbird English
- leafbud English
- leafcasting English
- leafcup English
- leafcutter English
- leafcutting English
- leafeater English
- leafen English
- leafery English
- leafet English
- leaffall English
- leaffish English
- leafless English
- leaflet English
- leaflike English
- leafling English
- leaflitter English
- leaflove English
- leafmeal English
- leafpile English
- leafroll English
- leafscraper English
- leafset English
- leafsome English
- leafspace English
- leafspot English
- leafstalk English
- leaftosser English
- leafule English
- leafwing English
- leafwise English
- leafwork English
- leafworm English
- leafy English
- leaveless English
- leefkyn English
- leeftail English
- leman English
- lemman English
- lief English
- liefling English
- liefly English
- liefsome English
- livelong English
- liverleaf English
- longleaf English
- looseleaf English
- multileaf English
- nanoleaf English
- needleleaf English
- nonleaf English
- noseleaf English
- oakleaf English
- overleaf English
- peachleaf English
- ragleaf English
- roundleaf English
- satinleaf English
- shortleaf English
- singleleaf English
- softleaf English
- stripleaf English
- sweetleaf English
- thickleaf English
- toothleaf English
- twinleaf English
- underleaf English
- unleaf English
- velvetleaf English
- waterleaf English
- wavyleaf English
- *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewp- Proto-Indo-European
- *lowbʰ-o-m Proto-Indo-European
- *laubą Proto-Germanic
- *laubō Proto-Germanic
- *leubaz Proto-Germanic
- leafnes Old English
- leoflic Old English
- leofwende Old English
- lēaf Old English
- lēof Old English
- æppelleaf Old English
- lemman Middle English
- leve Middle English
- lauf Old Norse
- loup Old High German
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍆𐍃 Gothic
- *laub gmw-pro
- *lōf Old Dutch
- lōf Old Saxon
- løf Old Swedish
- leaf Scots
- lief Scots
- *laubijā Frankish
- laf Old Frisian
- lāf Old Frisian
- lip Tok Pisin
- laafe Yola