Proto-Germanic

*leubaz

‘dear, beloved’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *leubaz.

3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, most familiar first.

• lief ← lef ← lēof ← *leub
• liefly ← levely ← lēoflīċe ← lēoflīċ ← *leubalīka
• lovelily ← loveli ← luflīċ ← *leubalīkaz

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *leubaz