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Liebe
The German noun for love, inherited through Middle and Old High German and a Germanic abstract-noun formation distinct from the immediate noun ancestry of English love.
“German Liebe is not English love wearing a German spelling. The two nouns follow different Germanic formations and meet only deeper in the shared desire-and-care family.”OPEN COMPLETE WORD DOSSIER ↗
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GermanLiebe
love; strong affection; a beloved person
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Middle High German · Middle High Germanliebefavor, affection, love
- SOUND CHANGE
- Middle High German liebe continues into modern German Liebe with capitalization of the noun and standardization of spelling and pronunciation.
- SEMANTIC CHANGE
- The inherited abstract noun remains centered on affection while broadening across personal, religious, and object-directed uses.
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- CONFIDENCE
- established — The immediate Middle High German stage is explicit in the modern dictionary.
- CHRONOLOGY
- Middle High German to present-day German.
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