Where does “Liebesmahl” come from?
Liebesmahl (German) comes from German mahl, from Middle High German māl, from Old High German māl, from Proto-West Germanic māl, from Proto-Germanic mēlą, from Proto-Indo-European melh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European mel-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
Liebesmahl (German): love feast symbolic communal meal held by early Christians
Definitions
- love feast symbolic communal meal held by early Christians
Ancestry of “Liebesmahl”, step by step
Liebesmahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German mahl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mahl | singular imperative of mahlen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | māl | — |
| 3 | Old High German | māl | a time; spot, stain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | māl | time, occasion; mealtime |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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 |