Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/liubiþu

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 *leub +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*liubiþu f

1. love

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*liubiþu
Genitive	*liubiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*liubiþu	*liubiþō
Accusative	*liubiþā	*liubiþā
Genitive	*liubiþā	*liubiþō
Dative	*liubiþē	*liubiþōm, *liubiþum
Instrumental	*liubiþu	*liubiþōm, *liubiþum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: liāfithe, liāfte
  • Saterland Frisian: Ljoote
  • West Frisian: leafde, ljeafde, liefde, lyfde
• Old Saxon: *liuvitha, *lievitha
  • Middle Low German: lêvede, lêfde, lêfte, leefte
    • German Low German: Leevde, Leevd
• Old Dutch: *liuvitha, *lievitha
  • Middle Dutch: lievede, liefde
    • Dutch: liefde
      • Afrikaans: liefde
      • Negerhollands: liefde, lievft
• Old High German: *liubida
  • Middle High German: liebede, liebde
    • German: Liebde, Liebden
    • Luxembourgish: Léift