Where does “liob” come from?

liob (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

Ancestry of “liob”, step by step

liob traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic *leub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*leubdear, beloved
2Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

via West Germanic *leub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Germanic*leub—

via Proto-Germanic *leubu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*leubu—

Words derived from “liob”

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