Where does “lovon” come from?

lovon (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic lobōn, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

lovon (Old Saxon): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “lovon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germaniclobōnto praise
2Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lubōną →
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