Where does “loved” come from?
Loved comes from Middle English loved, from Old English lufode, the past tense of Old English lufian, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-.
loved (English): simple past tense and past participle of love;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of love;...
Ancestry of “loved”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | loved | — |
| 2 | Old English | lufode | — |
| 3 | Old English | lufian | to love |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lubōną | to praise |
| 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 “loved”