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
Ancestry of “Lob”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lop | — |
| 2 | Old High German | lob | praise |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *lob | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lubą | praise |
| 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 |