Where does “love” come from?

love (West Frisian) comes from Dutch loven, from Middle Dutch loven, from Old Dutch lovon, from Proto-West Germanic lobōn, from Proto-Germanic lubōną, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

love (West Frisian): to promise

Definitions

  1. to promise

Ancestry of “love”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlovento praise; plural of loof
2Middle Dutchlovento praise
3Old Dutchlovonto praise
4Proto-West Germaniclobōnto praise
5Proto-Germaniclubōnąto praise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlēw-to sound, resound, sing out; to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēw-Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic lubōną