Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lubją

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lubʰ-yo-, from *lewbʰ- (“herb”), and cognate with Proto-Celtic *lubī (“herb, plant”).[1] The root is likely equivalent to *lewbʰ- in the "peel, break, damage" sense (likely whence Proto-Germanic *laubą (“leaf”)),[2] which itself has been further derived from a Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut, remove, prune, separate”); the semantic development would be something like "peeled-off plant matter" > "herb" > "potion (made from herbs)".

The sense of love potion is influenced by similar forms from the unrelated *lubō (“love”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlub.jɑ̃/

Noun

*lubją n

  1. wort, herb
  2. poison
  3. love potion

Inflection

Declension of *lubją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *lubją *lubjō
vocative *lubją *lubjō
accusative *lubją *lubjō
genitive *lubjas, *lubis *lubjǫ̂
dative *lubjai *lubjamaz
instrumental *lubjō *lubjamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lubja-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 341
  2. ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) “*lubī/ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 247
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