Where does “ליב” come from?

ליב (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German liep, from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leub, from Proto-Germanic leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lēw- — to sound, resound, sing out; to leave.

ליב (Yiddish): nice; kind

Definitions

  1. nice; kind

Ancestry of “ליב”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanliepdear
2Old High Germanliob—
3Proto-West Germanic*leubdear, beloved
4Proto-Germanicleubazdear, beloved
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewbʰ-to desire, covet, want; to admire, praise; to...
6Proto-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 leubaz →