Where does “siblufu” come from?

siblufu (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.

siblufu (Old English): familial love

Definitions

  1. familial love

Ancestry of “siblufu”, step by step

siblufu 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 sibb

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsibbkinship; peace
2Proto-West Germanicsibbjurelationship, kinship
3Proto-Germanicsibjōrelationship, kinship; friendship
4Proto-Indo-Europeansebʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubō →