Where does “felaleof” come from?

felaleof (Old English) comes from Old English lēof, from West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

felaleof (Old English): much-loved

Definitions

  1. much-loved

Ancestry of “felaleof”, step by step

felaleof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English lēof

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishlēoflief, dear
2West Germanic*leub—
3Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old English fela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfelamany, much; much, many; much, very
2Proto-Germanicfelumuch, a lot; a lot of; very
3Proto-Germanicfeluzmany; cruel, evil
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic leubaz →
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