Where does “loverliness” come from?
loverliness (English) comes from English loverly, from English lover, from Middle English lovere, 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.
loverliness (English): the condition and quality of being a lover;...
Definitions
- the condition and quality of being a lover;...
Ancestry of “loverliness”, step by step
loverliness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loverly
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loverly | Characteristic of lovers; lovely |
| 2 | English | lover | One who loves and cares for another person in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | lovere | A friend; one who is favorable towards someone or something |
| 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 |