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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lubją
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-, *lewb- (“to peel, break, damage”), from Proto-Indo-European *lew- (“to cut, remove, prune, separate”). Sense of love potion influenced by similar forms from unrelated *lubō (“love”). Cognate with Irish luibh (“herb”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlub.jɑ̃/
Inflection
neuter ja-stemDeclension of *lubją (neuter ja-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *lubją | *lubjō | |
vocative | *lubją | *lubjō | |
accusative | *lubją | *lubjō | |
genitive | *lubjas, *lubis | *lubjǫ̂ | |
dative | *lubjai | *lubjamaz | |
instrumental | *lubjō | *lubjamiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *lubi
- Old Norse: lyf
- Gothic: *𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌹 (*lubi) (> 𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lubjaleis), 𐌻𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌴𐌹 (lubjaleisei))
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