Proto-Indo-European

*lewbʰ-

‘to desire, covet, want’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-.

35 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, most familiar first.

• love ← lufu ← *lubu ← *lubō ← *lewbʰéh₂
• left
• believe ← beleven ← belīefan ← *bilaubijan ← *laubijan
• leave ← leve ← lēaf ← *laubō
• loved ← lufode ← lufian ← *lubōn ← *lubu
• library ← librarie ← librarie ← librairie ← librarium
• lovely ← lofly ← lof ← lof ← *lob
• belief ← bileve ← lēafa ← *laubu ← *laubō
• leaf ← lef ← *laub ← *laubą
• lodge ← logge ← loge ← lobium ← *laubijā
• lobby ← lobia ← *laubijā
• lib ← libbe ← lybb ← *lubi ← *lubją

More words from *lewbʰ-

• loft
• libel
• libido
• lob
• liber
• libretto
• luft
• lief
• loff
• quodlibet
• lovesome
• lofe
• misbelief
• delibration
• inlibration
• librarius
• liefly
• libellary
• lovelily
• loave
• lovewende
• lubok
• seedlep

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-