Where does “Luef” come from?

Luef (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

Luef (Luxembourgish): praise

Definitions

  1. praise

Ancestry of “Luef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlobpraise
2Proto-Germanic*lob—
3Proto-Germaniclubąpraise
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-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 →