Dutch word lieven comes from Middle Dutch lief (Loved, dear. Sweet, nice.), Old Dutch *lievon

Detailed word origin of lieven

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
lief	Middle Dutch (dum)	Loved, dear. Sweet, nice.
*lievon	Old Dutch (odt)
lieven	Middle Dutch (dum)	To love.
lieven	Dutch (nld)	(transitive, obsolete) to care about, to like. (transitive, obsolete) to love. (transitive, obsolete) to value.

Words with the same origin as lieven