Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lubō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

*leubą
*leubaz
*leubiþō
*leubō
*lubą
*lubją
*lubōną

Descendants

Old English: lufu
- Middle English: luve, love
  - Scots: lufe, luve
  - English: love
Old Frisian: luve
Old Saxon: luva
Old High German: luba
Gothic: *𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍉 (*lubō) (in 𐌱𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍂𐌿𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍉 (brōþrulubō, “brotherly love”))

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