Where does “lobbe” come from?

lobbe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic lubbǭ, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lobbe (Old English): Alternative form of loppe; spider

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of loppe; spider

Ancestry of “lobbe”, step by step

lobbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic lubbǭ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclubbǭthat which hangs or dangles
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via Old English loppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishloppespider; silkworm
2Proto-Germanicluppǭflea, sandflea”, originally “jumper; flea,...
3Proto-Germanicluppijanąto jump, dart

Words derived from “lobbe”

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