lófi

Icelandic

/ˈlouːvɪ/, /ˈlouːɪ/

noun

Definitions

palm (of the hand)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse lófi (floor) derived from Proto-Germanic *lōfô (palm of the hand, palm, the palm hollow of the hand, flat of the hand, paw, paddle, oar blade).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*lōfô

Gloss

palm of the hand, palm, the palm hollow of the hand, flat of the hand, paw, paddle, oar blade

Concept

Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

掌

Emoji

🐾

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*lāp- Proto-Indo-European
*ga- Proto-Germanic
*galōfô Proto-Germanic
*lōfô Proto-Germanic
lóve Norwegian Nynorsk
lōf Old English
lófi Old Norse
lufiada Galician
lógvi Faroese
𐌻𐍉𐍆𐌰 Gothic