Where does “love” come from?
love (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse lófi, from Proto-Germanic lōfô, from Proto-Indo-European lāp- — to shine; cow.
love (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 | lófi | the palm or hollow of the hand |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | lōfô | the palm or hollow of the hand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | lāp- | to shine; cow |
Words derived from “love”