leof
Old English
adj
Definitions
- dear, beloved
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *leubaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰos (beloved, dear).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*lewbʰos
Gloss
beloved, dear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *leubh- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewbʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *leubaz Proto-Germanic
- *leubn- Proto-Germanic
- *leubą Proto-Germanic
- luby Polish
- ljuv Norwegian Nynorsk
- lēof Old English
- leofmon Middle English
- ljúfr Old Norse
- *ľubъ Proto-Slavic
- ljúfur Icelandic
- liob Old High German
- lioba Old High German
- liebe Middle High German
- liep Middle High German
- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 Gothic
- *liof Old Dutch
- liof Old Saxon
- liuver Old Swedish
- liāf Old Frisian
- ljo Saterland Frisian
- ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ Proto-Norse