Old High German liob reflects the West Germanic continuation of reconstructed *leubaz, with the inherited diphthong and consonant represented in the daughter form.
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liob
dear, beloved, pleasing
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic reconstruction · dear beloved adjective*leubaz
dear, beloved, pleasing
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The adjective preserves the sense dear, beloved, or pleasing.
Proto-Germanic prehistory to the Old High German textual period.
Dudenredaktion · Guus Kroonen
probable — The Old High German form is attested; its Proto-Germanic parent and precise phonological staging are comparative reconstructions.
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Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanics.v. *leubaz, German lieb and Germanic adjective reflexes
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Places German lieb and its Old High German history in the reconstructed Germanic adjective family.
lieb — Rechtschreibung, Bedeutung, Definition, HerkunftHerkunft: althochdeutsch liob
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Supplies the attested Old High German historical form.
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