Where does “loveableness” come from?
loveableness (English) comes from English loveable, from English lovable, from Middle English lovable, from Middle English loven, from Old English lofian, from Proto-Germanic *lobōn, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.
Ancestry of “loveableness”, step by step
loveableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loveable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loveable | Alternative form of lovable |
| 2 | English | lovable | Inspiring or deserving love or affection |
| 3 | Middle English | lovable | lovable deserving love |
| 4 | Middle English | loven | to love |
| 5 | Old English | lofian | to praise; exalt; to appraise; value; put a price... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *lobōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lubōną | to praise |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |