Where does “love” come from?

love (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch lof, from Old Dutch lōf, from Proto-West Germanic laub, from Proto-Germanic laubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewp-, from Proto-Indo-European lew- — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...

love (Middle Dutch): dative singular of lof

Definitions

  1. dative singular of lof

Ancestry of “love”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlofpraise; prestige
2Old Dutchlōf—
3Proto-West Germaniclaubleaf; foliage
4Proto-Germaniclaubąleaf
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewp-peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlew-dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laubą →
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