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Where does “wub” come from?

wub (English) comes from English Love, from Middle English love, from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic lubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

wub (English): Love; To love; wobble bass

Definitions

  1. Love; To love; wobble bass

Ancestry of “wub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLove—
2Middle Englishlovelove
3Old Englishlufulove
4Proto-West Germanic*lubu—
5Proto-Germaniclubōlove, affection
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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