lief
Scots
[lif]
adj
Definitions
- dear, beloved
Etymology
Inherited from Old English lēof (lief, dear) inherited from Proto-Germanic *leubaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*leubaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lemman English
- *leubh- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewbʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *lewbʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *leubaz Proto-Germanic
- leof Old English
- leoflic Old English
- leofwende Old English
- lēof Old English
- leef Middle English
- lemman Middle English
- liob Old High German
- lioba Old High German
- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐍆𐍃 Gothic
- *liof Old Dutch
- liof Old Saxon
- liāf Old Frisian
- ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ Proto-Norse