Etymograph

English

lovefest

From love + -fest.

A compound of love + -fest

Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- ‘love’

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Proto-Germanic *lubō ‘love’

Proto-West Germanic *lubu

Old English lufu

Middle English love ‘love’

English love

Today it means

noun An effusive exchange of goodwill.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / lovefest