Where does “loven” come from?

loven (English) comes from English lown, from Middle English lune, from Old French lune, from Latin lūna, from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- — bright; to shine; to see.

Ancestry of “loven”, step by step

loven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lown

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlownCalm, tranquillity; A shelter; a calm or peaceful...
2Middle EnglishluneThe celestial body closest to the Earth,...
3Old Frenchlunethe Moon
4Latinlūna
5Old Latinlosna
6Proto-Italiclouksnāmoon
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówksneh₂moon
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Middle English loven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlovento love
2Old Englishlofianto praise; exalt; to appraise; value; put a price...
3Proto-Germanic*lobōn
4Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówksneh₂