Etymograph

English

lovestone

From love + stone, in reference to the way that ivy grows over and clings to stone walls, etc.

A compound of love + stone

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-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun ivy

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

Etymograph / lovestone