Where does “liefdesverhaal” come from?

liefdesverhaal (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans liefde, from Dutch liefde, from Middle Dutch lievede.

liefdesverhaal (Afrikaans): love story

Definitions

  1. love story

Ancestry of “liefdesverhaal”, step by step

liefdesverhaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans liefde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansliefdelove
2Dutchliefdelove
3Middle Dutchlievede—

via Dutch verhaal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverhaalstory; redress, reparation, remedy
2Middle Dutchverhael—
Every word from Middle Dutch lievede →