Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lubją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-yo-, from *lewbʰ- (“herb”), and cognate with Proto-Celtic *lubī (“herb, plant”). The root is likely equivalent to *lewbʰ- in the "peel, break, damage" sense (likely whence Proto-Germanic *laubą (“leaf”)), which itself has been further derived from a Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut, remove, prune, separate”); the semantic development would be something like "peeled-off plant matter" > "herb" > "potion (made from herbs)".

The sense of love potion is influenced by similar forms from the unrelated *lubō (“love”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlub.jɑ̃/

Noun

*lubją n

1. wort, herb
2. poison
3. love potion

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *lubją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lubją	*lubjō
vocative	*lubją	*lubjō
accusative	*lubją	*lubjō
genitive	*lubjas, *lubis	*lubjǫ̂
dative	*lubjai	*lubjamaz
instrumental	*lubjō	*lubjamiz

Related terms

• *laubą (possibly)
• *luftuz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *lubi
  • Old English: lybb, lyb
    • Middle English: libbe
      • Scots: lib
      • English: lib
  • Old Saxon: *lubbi
    • Middle Low German: lubbe
      • ⇒ German Low German: Lübbstick
  • Old Dutch: *lubbi
    • Middle Dutch: libbe, lebbe
  • Old High German: lubbi, *lub, lupi, luppi
    • Middle High German: luppe, lüppe
      • German: Luppe, Lüppe
• Old Norse: lyf
  • Icelandic: lyf
  • Norwegian: lyv (dialectal), lyv (> lyvja)
  • Swedish: luf (> lyva)
  • Old Danish: løv
  • Elfdalian: lyv, löve
  • Helsingian: levjer f pl
• Gothic: *𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌹 (*lubi) (> 𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lubjaleis), 𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹 (lubjaleisei))