Etymologically

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German words first recorded in the 5th century

1 German word whose earliest known written record dates from the 5th century, earliest first. Words dated only to part of the century follow the ones with a year.

  1. lieb

    500–599

    It is inherited from Middle High German liep, inherited from Old High German liob, inherited from Proto-West Germanic *leub, inherited from Proto-Germanic *leubaz (“dear, beloved”). Kluge takes the…

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