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
- The state or condition of being unloverly
Ancestry of “unloverliness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unloverly | Not loverly |
| 2 | English | loverly | Characteristic of lovers; lovely |
| 3 | English | lover | One who loves and cares for another person in a... |
| 4 | Middle English | lovere | A friend; one who is favorable towards someone or something |
| 5 | Middle English | loven | to love |
| 6 | Old English | lofian | to praise; exalt; to appraise; value; put a price... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *lobōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lubōną | to praise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |