Where does “lobēn” come from?

lobēn (German) comes from Middle High German loben, from Old High German lobēn, from Proto-West Germanic lobōn, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lobēn (German): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “lobēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanloben—
2Old High Germanlobēn—
3Proto-West Germaniclobōnto praise
4Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “lobēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubōną →
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