Where does “lova” come from?

lova (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

lova (Norwegian Nynorsk): to promise; to bode; to praise

Definitions

  1. to promise; to bode; to praise

Ancestry of “lova”, 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 “lova”

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