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Where does “lovedeth” come from?

lovedeth (English) comes from English loved, from Middle English loved, from Old English lufode, from Old English lufian, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lovedeth (English): alternative third-person singular past of love

Definitions

  1. alternative third-person singular past of love

Ancestry of “lovedeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlovedsimple past tense and past participle of love;...
2Middle Englishloved—
3Old Englishlufode—
4Old Englishlufianto love
5Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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