Where does “belief” come from?
Belief comes from Old English leafa, from Proto-West Germanic laubu, from Proto-Germanic laubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, of unknown original meaning.
belief (English): Mental acceptance of a claim as true; Faith or...
Definitions
- Mental acceptance of a claim as true; Faith or...
Ancestry of “belief”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | bileve | — |
| 2 | Old English | lēafa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | laubu | permission |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | laubō | permission |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
Words derived from “belief”