leve

Middle English

noun
Definitions
  • leave

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lēaf (leaf, permission, foliage, privilege, leave) inherited from Proto-Germanic *laubō (favour, privilege, permission, worth) derived from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- (love).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leubh-

Gloss

love

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

愛, 恋

Emoji
❤️ 🏩 👨‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👩 👰‍♀️ 💋 💌 💑 💒 💓 💕 💖 💗 💘 💝 😍 😘 😚 😻 🤟 🤰 🤱 🫂

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