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Where does “Liebhaberei” come from?

Liebhaberei (German) comes from German Liebhaber, from German liebhaben, from German lieb, from Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Liebhaberei (German): hobby, any prolonged activity motivated by...

Definitions

  1. hobby, any prolonged activity motivated by...

Ancestry of “Liebhaberei”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLiebhaberaficionado, enthusiast, lover; lover; lovemaker;...
2GermanliebhabenAlternative spelling of lieb haben; to love
3Germanlieblovable; dear; darling; sweet; good-hearted;...
4Middle High Germanliepdear
5Old High Germanliob—
6Proto-West Germanic*leub—
7Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
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