Where does “liefdesbrief” come from?

liefdesbrief (Dutch) comes from Dutch brief, from Middle Dutch brief, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

liefdesbrief (Dutch): love letter

Definitions

  1. love letter

Ancestry of “liefdesbrief”, step by step

liefdesbrief traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbriefletter
2Middle Dutchbrief—
3Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
4Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Dutch liefde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchliefdelove
2Middle Dutchlievede—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →
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