Where does “lov” come from?

lov (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic lubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lov (Norwegian Nynorsk): law; permit, consent; promise

Definitions

  1. law; permit, consent; promise

Ancestry of “lov”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lov”

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