ljuvlig
Swedish
adj
Definitions
- sweet (having a pleasant smell), lovely
Etymology
Suffix from Swedish ljuv inherited from Old Norse ljúfligr inherited from Proto-Germanic *leubalīkaz.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*leubalīkaz
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lieflijk Dutch, Flemish
- *leubalīka Proto-Germanic
- *leubalīkaz Proto-Germanic
- ljuv Swedish
- leoflic Old English
- ljúfligr Old Norse
- lieplich Middle High German
- 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 Gothic
- liuver Old Swedish