lave.
a towerlike building atop a mine shaft, common in Scandinavia during 19th century
Meaning & usage
a towerlike building atop a mine shaft, common in Scandinavia during 19th century
a wooden bench in a sauna
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish lavi, possibly from the root of loge (“kind of barn”), from which is the Norwegian Nynorsk låve derived from. The other version derives it to Slavic origins, through Finnish. Ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀwāˀ. Cognate with modern Russian лавка (lavka) and modern Finnish lava. May be of two different origins, as it is two different meanings of the word.
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