Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/galaubô

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *ga- +‎ *laubō (“permission”).

Noun

*galaubô m

1. belief

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *galaubô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*galaubô	*galaubaniz
vocative	*galaubô	*galaubaniz
accusative	*galaubanų	*galaubanunz
genitive	*galaubiniz	*galaubanǫ̂
dative	*galaubini	*galaubammaz
instrumental	*galaubinē	*galaubammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *galaubō
  • Old English: ġeleafa, ġelǣfa
    • Middle English: ȝeleafe, ileafe, ȝeleave, ileave, ȝeleve, ileve
  • Old Frisian: *lāva
    • North Frisian: louwe, luwe
    • West Frisian: leauwe
  • Old Saxon: gilōvo
    • Middle Low German: gelôve, lôve
      • German Low German: Gloov, Glööv
      • Plautdietsch: Gloowen
      • → Danish: love
      • → Saterland Frisian: Glove
  • Old Dutch: gilōvo
    • Middle Dutch: gelôve
      • Dutch: geloof, gelove (archaic)
        • Afrikaans: geloof
        • Negerhollands: geloof, gelovf, gloof
  • Old High German: giloubo
    • Middle High German: geloube, gloube
      • Cimbrian: klóobe
      • German: Glaube
      • Hunsrik: Glaave
      • Luxembourgish: Glawen
      • Vilamovian: głaowa