Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laubu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laubō.

Noun

*laubu f

1. permission

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*laubu
Genitive	*laubā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*laubu	*laubō
Accusative	*laubā	*laubā
Genitive	*laubā	*laubō
Dative	*laubē	*laubōm, *laubum
Instrumental	*laubu	*laubōm, *laubum

Descendants

• Old English: lēaf
  • Middle English: lefe, leve
    • Scots: leve, leiv
    • English: leave
• Old Frisian: *lāve
  • Saterland Frisian: Loofe, Loouwe, Looche
  • West Frisian: leafe
• Old Saxon: *lōva
  • Middle Low German: *lôve
    • German Low German: Loov
• Old Dutch: *lōva
  • Middle Dutch: *lôve
    • Dutch: love
• Old High German: *louba
  • Middle High German:
    • German: Laube