loef

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • luff, windward side of a sail or ship. (no plural)
  • (obsolete) Originally, an obscure nautical device turned to change a sailing ship’s course.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch *loef inherited from Old Dutch *luof inherited from Proto-Germanic *lōf- derived from Proto-Indo-European *lāp- (cow, shine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*lāp-

Gloss

cow, shine

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