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

lubbǭ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-

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

via Proto-Indo-European lēp-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlēp-—

Words derived from “lubbǭ”

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