Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/lubu

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 *lubō.

Noun

*lubu f

1. love

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lubu
Genitive	*lobā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lubu	*lobō
Accusative	*lobā	*lobā
Genitive	*lobā	*lobō
Dative	*lubē	*lobōm, *lubum
Instrumental	*lubu	*lobōm, *lubum

Derived terms

• *lubōn (“to love”)

Related terms

• *lobōn (“to praise”)

Descendants

• Old English: lufu, lufe
  • Middle English: love
    • English: love
    • Scots: luve, lufe
    • Yola: loove
• Old Frisian: luve
• Old Saxon: luva
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: luvig, lubig (“willing”)
• Old High German: luba