Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗The palm of the hand. · The hand, especially, the hand outspread and upturned.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p-der. Proto-Germanic *lōfô Old Norse lófibor. Middle English love English loof Inherited from Middle English love, lufe, lofe, luf (“palm of the hand”), from Old Norse lófi, from Proto-Germanic *lōfô (“palm of the hand; paw; oar blade, paddle”).
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