English

lovesmith

From love + smith.

A compound of love + smith

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

Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ‘smith’

Proto-West Germanic *smiþ ‘craftsman’

Old English smiþ ‘smith’

Middle English smeth

English smith

Today it means

noun One who nurtures and spreads love.

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

Etymograph / lovesmith