Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/laubu

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 *laubō.

    Noun

    *laubu f

    1. permission

    Inflection

    ō-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *laubu
    Genitive *laubā
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *laubu *laubō
    Accusative *laubā *laubā
    Genitive *laubā *laubō
    Dative *laubē *laubōm, *laubum
    Instrumental *laubu *laubōm, *laubum

    Descendants

    • Old English: lēaf, lǣf, līf
      • Middle English: leve, lefe
        • English: leave
        • Scots: leve, leiv
    • Old Frisian: *lāve
      • Saterland Frisian: Loofe, Loouwe, Looche
      • West Frisian: leafe
    • Old Saxon: *lōva
      • Middle Low German: *lôve
        • German Low German: Loov
    • Old Dutch: *lōva
      • Middle Dutch: *lôve
    • Old High German: *louba
      • Middle High German: