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Where does “lufsum” come from?

lufsum (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.

lufsum (Old English): loving, amiable, pleasant, lovable

Definitions

  1. loving, amiable, pleasant, lovable

Ancestry of “lufsum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lufsum”

  • lovesome
  • lufsom
  • lufsum
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