Etymology of the English word lovemaking
the English word
lovemakingderived from the English word
lovederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*luboderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*leubh-derived from the English word
makingusing the English suffix
-ingderived from the English word
makederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mag- (kneading)
Usage
Word found in Modern English