Where does “unloverliness” come from?

unloverliness (English) comes from English unloverly, 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 — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

unloverliness (English): The state or condition of being unloverly

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being unloverly

Ancestry of “unloverliness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunloverlyNot loverly
2EnglishloverlyCharacteristic of lovers; lovely
3EnglishloverOne who loves and cares for another person in a...
4Middle EnglishlovereA friend; one who is favorable towards someone or something
5Middle Englishlovento love
6Old Englishlofianto praise; exalt; to appraise; value; put a price...
7Proto-Germanic*lobōn
8Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lubōną