Where does “løve” come from?

løve (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

løve (Norwegian Bokmål): a lion; A man who is the object of celebrity and...

Definitions

  1. a lion; A man who is the object of celebrity and...

Ancestry of “løve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselofato praise
2Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “løve”

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