Lovely Little Lexemes
Exploring the strange and wonderful English language, one word at a time.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Love
Love \luhv\ , noun;
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The origin of
love
is Old English
lufu
("love, affection, friendliness") from Proto-Germanic
*lubo
, which derived from Proto-Indo-European
*leubh
- ("to care, desire, love").
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