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Where does “lubōną” come from?

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

lubōną (Proto-Germanic): to praise

Definitions

  1. to praise

Ancestry of “lubōną”, 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 “lubōną”

  • loved
  • unloved
  • underloved
  • preloved
  • lovedest
  • unlovedness
  • lovedeth
  • yloved
  • löblich
  • lobenswert
  • loben
  • loven
  • verloven
  • verloving
  • verlovingsring
  • nyårslöfte
  • lova
  • löfte
  • lovbryter
  • lovbrudd
  • lovløs
  • love
  • naturlov
  • grunnlov
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