Where does “lof” come from?

lof (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic lubą, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lof (Old Norse): praise; leave, permission; license

Definitions

  1. praise; leave, permission; license

Ancestry of “lof”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclubąpraise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “lof”

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