Proto-Germanic
*laubijaną
‘to allow, approve of’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *laubijaną.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *laubijaną, most familiar first.
- believe ← beleven ← belīefan ← *bilaubijan ← *laubijan
- leave ← leven ← līefan ← *laubijan
- thob ← bileven ← belīefan ← *bilaubijan ← *laubijan
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *laubijaną