| 1 | Middle High German | liebe | the quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love;... |
| 2 | Old High German | lioba | fortune, health, pleasantness, joy |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |