Etymology

Lieb

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Middle High German liep ← Old High German liob ← Proto-West Germanic *leubu
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  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*leubu“love”
  2. Old High German · derived fromliob
  3. Middle High German · derived fromliep“dear”
  4. English todayLieb

From the German surname, from Middle High German liep (“dear”), from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leubu (“love”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.