Verlaub
German (Berlin)
/fɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯p/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) permission
- (obsolete) permission to leave: furlough or safe passage
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German verlōf (permission, furlough) derived from Middle High German verlouben.
Origin
Middle High German
verlouben
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- furlough English
- furlougher English
- erlauben German
- ouderschapsverlof Dutch, Flemish
- vaderschapsverlof Dutch, Flemish
- verlof Dutch, Flemish
- zwangerschapsverlof Dutch, Flemish
- perlop Indonesian
- verlouben Middle High German
- erlaben Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- verlōf Middle Low German