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

love

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*lubu
Genitive	*lubā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*lubu	*lubō
Accusative	*lubā	*lubā
Genitive	*lubā	*lubō
Dative	*lubē	lubōm, lubum
Instrumental	*lubu	lubōm, 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

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