lieben
German (Berlin)
/ˈliːbən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (usually) to love, to have a strong affection for (someone or something)
- (reflexive) to love one another
- (reflexive) to make love, to have sex
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German lieben (treat in a friendly way, make dear) inherited from Old High German liuben.
Origin
Old High German
liuben
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antilove English
- cyberlove English
- forelove English
- lack-love English
- ladylove English
- leaflove English
- lovability English
- lovable English
- love English
- love apple English
- love feast English
- love-shy English
- loveable English
- loveaholic English
- lovebead English
- lovebird English
- lovebot English
- lovebud English
- lovebug English
- loved English
- loveday English
- lovedom English
- lovee English
- lovefest English
- loveful English
- lovekin English
- loveless English
- lovelight English
- lovelike English
- loveling English
- lovelock English
- lovelore English
- lovely English
- lovemaker English
- lovemaking English
- lovemap English
- lovemate English
- lovemobile English
- lovemonger English
- loveness English
- lover English
- lovered English
- loveship English
- lovesick English
- lovesome English
- lovest English
- lovestone English
- lovetap English
- loveteam English
- loveth English
- loveworthy English
- lovey English
- lovez English
- lovie English
- lovish English
- mislove English
- money-love English
- motherlove English
- nonlove English
- outlove English
- overlove English
- relove English
- self-love English
- truelove English
- unlove English
- lovettaa Finnish
- libet Latin
- perlibet Latin
- Liebe German
- Liebenswürdigkeit German
- Liebling German
- Lieblingsjünger German
- entlieben German
- lieb German
- liebenswert German
- liebenswürdig German
- verlieben German
- ラブ Japanese
- ラブホテル Japanese
- love Middle English
- liuben Old High German
- liubēn Old High German
- liubōn Old High German
- lieben Middle High German
- Liibling Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- léiwen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- verléiwen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ליבן Yiddish
- *luβēt, *luβēō Proto-Italic
- löf Volapük
- lav Tok Pisin
- lavim Tok Pisin
- alobi Sranan Tongo
- lobi Sranan Tongo
- lobi Aukan