*laubō

Runic: ᛚᚨᚢᛒᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑu̯.βɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

permission

From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (‘to desire, covet; praise, admire; love’). Related to *lubą (‘praise’).

*laubu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lōva (Old Dutch)
  - *lôve (Middle Dutch)
    - love (Dutch)
*laubu (Proto-West Germanic)
- lēaf, lǣf, līf (Old English)
  - leve, lefe (Middle English)
    - leave (English)
    - leve, leiv (Scots)
*laubu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lāve (Old Frisian)
  - Loofe, Loouwe, Looche (Saterland Frisian)
  - leafe (West Frisian)
*laubu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *louba (Old High German)
  - ? (Middle High German)
    - Laube (German)
*laubu (Proto-West Germanic)
- *lōva (Old Saxon)
  - *lôve (Middle Low German)
    - Loov (German Low German)