Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ

← Proto-Germanic *leubaz (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (derived)

→ Icelandic ljúfur (derived)

→ Norwegian Nynorsk ljuv (inherited)

→ Old Norse ljúfr (inherited)

→ Swedish ljuv (derived)