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

  1. simple past tense and past participle of love;...

Ancestry of “loved”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishloved—
2Old Englishlufode—
3Old Englishlufianto love
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 “loved”

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