Where does “lufsum” come from?

lufsum (Middle English) comes from Old English lufsum, from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic lubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Ancestry of “lufsum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlufsumloving, amiable, pleasant, lovable
2Old Englishlufulove
3Proto-West Germanic*lubulove
4Proto-Germaniclubōlove, affection
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “lufsum”

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