Where does “luve” come from?

luve (Scots) comes from Middle English love, from Old English lufu, from Proto-West Germanic *lubu, from Proto-Germanic lubō, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

luve (Scots): love; to love

Definitions

  1. love; to love

Ancestry of “luve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlovelove; strong and deep affection
2Old Englishlufulove
3Proto-West Germanic*lubulove
4Proto-Germaniclubōlove, affection
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave

Words derived from “luve”

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