Where does “Lob” come from?

Lob (German) comes from Middle High German lop, from Old High German lob, from Proto-Germanic *lob, from Proto-Germanic lubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Lob (German): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “Lob”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlop—
2Old High Germanlobpraise
3Proto-Germanic*lob—
4Proto-Germaniclubąpraise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubą →
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