Where does “Liebeskummer” come from?
Liebeskummer (German) comes from German Kummer, from Middle High German kumber, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Liebeskummer (German): lovesickness
Definitions
- lovesickness
Ancestry of “Liebeskummer”, step by step
Liebeskummer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kummer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kummer | grief, sorrow; trouble |
| 2 | Middle High German | kumber | nuisance, trouble; debris, rubble, obstruction,... |
| 3 | Old French | combre | wooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | combrus | barricade of felled trees; barricade |
| 5 | Gaulish | komberū | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kombereti | to bring together |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German liebe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | liebe | ' inflected form of lieb; inflection of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | liebe | the quality of love, pleasure, joy, favour, love;... |
| 3 | Old High German | lioba | fortune, health, pleasantness, joy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | leubaz | dear, beloved |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |