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Where does “lubbǭ” come from?

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

lubbǭ (Proto-Germanic): that which hangs or dangles

Definitions

  1. that which hangs or dangles

Ancestry of “lubbǭ”, 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 “lubbǭ”

  • lopsided
  • lop
  • loupe
  • lopsidedly
  • lopsidedness
  • lopper
  • loppy
  • lopseed
  • lopt
  • loppiness
  • lupa
  • loupe
  • Zeitlupe
  • Lupe
  • lupa
  • luuppi
  • lupa
  • ルーペ
  • loep
  • lupa
  • lupe
  • lupe
  • lopp
  • loppe
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