Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lubą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root *lewbʰ-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlu.βɑ̃/

Noun

*lubą n

praise

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *lubą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*lubą	*lubō
vocative	*lubą	*lubō
accusative	*lubą	*lubō
genitive	lubas, lubis	*lubǫ̂
dative	*lubai	*lubamaz
instrumental	*lubō	*lubamiz

Derived terms

*lubōną

Descendants

Old English: lof
- Scots: lofe
- English: lofe, loff
Old Frisian: lof
- North Frisian: lof
- West Frisian: lof
Old Saxon: lof
Old Dutch: lof
- Middle Dutch: lof
  - Dutch: lof
Old High German: lob
- German: Lob
- Luxembourgish: Luef
Old Norse: lof
- Icelandic: lof
- Faroese: lov
- Old Swedish: lof, luf
  - Swedish: lov
- Danish: lov
→ Finnic: *lupa (see there for further descendants)
- → Samic: *lopē (see there for further descendants)