Where does “*leub” come from?

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

*leub (Proto-West Germanic): dear, beloved

Definitions

  1. dear, beloved

Ancestry of “*leub”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “*leub”

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