Where does “love” come from?
love (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.
love (Norwegian Bokmål): a lion; A man who is the object of celebrity and...
Definitions
- a lion; A man who is the object of celebrity and...
Ancestry of “love”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | lofa | to praise |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lubōną | to praise |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lewbʰ- | to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | lēw- | to sound, resound, sing out; to leave |
Words derived from “love”