Where does “broþorlufu” come from?

broþorlufu (Old English) comes from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic lubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

broþorlufu (Old English): brotherly love

Definitions

  1. brotherly love

Ancestry of “broþorlufu”, step by step

broþorlufu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lufu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlufulove
2Proto-West Germanic*lubulove
3Proto-Germaniclubōlove, affection
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old English brōþor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrōþorbrother
2Proto-West Germanicbrōþerbrother
3Proto-Germanicbrōþērbrother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰréh₂tērbrother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubō →
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