Where does “loven” come from?

loven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch loven, from Old Dutch lovon, from Proto-West Germanic lobōn, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

loven (Dutch): to praise; plural of loof

Definitions

  1. to praise; plural of loof

Ancestry of “loven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlovento praise
2Old Dutchlovonto praise
3Proto-West Germaniclobōnto praise
4Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “loven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubōną →