Where does “modorlufu” come from?

modorlufu (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.

modorlufu (Old English): love for one's mother

Definitions

  1. love for one's mother

Ancestry of “modorlufu”, step by step

modorlufu 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 mōdor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmōdormother
2Old Frisianmōder—
3Proto-Germanicmōdērmother
4Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂tērmother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubō →