Where does “lõbu” come from?

lõbu (Estonian) comes from Estonian lebama, from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

lõbu (Estonian): pleasure, fun

Definitions

  1. pleasure, fun

Ancestry of “lõbu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlebamato lie, to lie down
2Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
3Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

Words derived from “lõbu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →