Where does “feohlufu” come from?

feohlufu (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.

feohlufu (Old English): love of money

Definitions

  1. love of money

Ancestry of “feohlufu”, step by step

feohlufu 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 feoh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfeohmoney; livestock, cattle; property
2Proto-Germanicfehulivestock, cattle; property; name of the F-rune
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéḱulivestock
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubō →