Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/leub

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leubaz.

Adjective

*leub

  1. dear, beloved

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *leub
Genitive *leubas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *leub *leubu *leub
Accusative *leubanā *leubā *leub
Genitive *leubas *leubeʀā *leubas
Dative *leubumē *leubeʀē *leubumē
Instrumental *leubu *leubeʀu *leubu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *leubē *leubō *leubu
Accusative *leubā *leubā *leubu
Genitive *leubeʀō *leubeʀō *leubeʀō
Dative *leubēm, *leubum *leubēm, *leubum *leubēm, *leubum
Instrumental *leubēm, *leubum *leubēm, *leubum *leubēm, *leubum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: lēof, leaf, līof
    • Middle English: lef, leve, lefe, leffe, life, live, luf (Southern or West Midlands)
      • English: lief; ⇒ livelong
      • Scots: lief, lee
      • ⇒ Yola: liveer
  • Old Frisian: liāf, liēf
  • Old Saxon: liof
  • Old Dutch: lief
  • Old High German: liob, liub, liup; *liof, lief (northern)
    • Middle High German: liep; lief (north-western)
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