Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lob

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Noun

*lob n

1. praise

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lob
Genitive	*lobas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lob	*lobu
Accusative	*lob	*lobu
Genitive	*lobas	*lobō
Dative	*lobē	*lobum
Instrumental	*lobu	*lobum

Derived terms

• *lobasam

Related terms

• *lobagern
• *lobōn

Descendants

• Old English: lof
  • Middle English: lof, lofe
    • Scots: lofe
    • English: lofe, loff
• Old Frisian: lof
  • North Frisian: lof
  • West Frisian: lof
• Old Saxon: lof
• Old Dutch: lof
  • Middle Dutch: lof
    • Dutch: lof
• Old High German: lob
  • German: Lob
  • Luxembourgish: Luef