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

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”)

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