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Where does “lubō” come from?

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

lubō (Proto-Germanic): love, affection

Definitions

  1. love, affection

Ancestry of “lubō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lubō”

  • love
  • loving
  • lovingly
  • lovemaking
  • loveth
  • loveless
  • lovest
  • unloving
  • loveable
  • lovesick
  • lovelorn
  • lovey
  • lovingness
  • ladylove
  • lovelessness
  • lovesickness
  • loof
  • lovesome
  • lovelight
  • lovability
  • unlove
  • lovefest
  • lovebird
  • truelove
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