Where does “Liebestöter” come from?
Liebestöter (German) comes from German toter, from German tōt, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.
Liebestöter (German): unsexy underwear
Definitions
- unsexy underwear
Ancestry of “Liebestöter”, step by step
Liebestöter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German toter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | toter | |
| 2 | German | tōt | dead, deceased |
| 3 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tōt | dead |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |
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 |