Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lubō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“to love, care for, desire”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.βɔː/

Noun

*lubō f

1. love, affection

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *lubō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lubō	*lubôz
vocative	*lubō	*lubôz
accusative	*lubǭ	*lubōz
genitive	*lubōz	*lubǫ̂
dative	*lubōi	*lubōmaz
instrumental	*lubō	*lubōmiz

Related terms

• *leubaz
• *leubō
• *leubą
• *liubiþō
• *lubją
• *lubōną
• *lubą

 

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lubu
  • Old English: lufu, lufe
    • Middle English: love
      • English: love
      • Scots: luve, lufe
      • Yola: loove
  • Old Frisian: luve
  • Old Saxon: luva
    • ⇒ Old Saxon: luvig, lubig (“willing”)
  • Old High German: luba
• Gothic: *𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍉 (*lubō)
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍉 (brōþrulubō, “brotherly love”)